David Beasley

David Beasley

David Muldrow Beasley (born February 26, 1957) is a Republican who served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999.

David Beasley, a native of Darlington, South Carolina, began his political career as a member of the Democratic Party, but switched to the Republican Party in September 1991, three years before his election as governor. His first run for public office came in 1978, when, as a 21-year-old junior attending Clemson University, he unexpectedly won a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He later graduated from the University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Read more about David Beasley:  Early Political Career, Governor, Post Governor, Personal

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