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'''Elizabeth Johnston “Liz” Patterson''' (November 18, 1939 – November 10, 2018) was a [[Democrat]] from [[South Carolina]] who served as the state's U.S. representative from the fourth congressional district for three terms in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was previously a state senator from 1980 to 1987.

'''Elizabeth Johnston “Liz” Patterson''' (November 18, 1939 – November 10, 2018) was a [[Democrat]] from [[South Carolina]] who served as the state's U.S. representative from the fourth congressional district for three terms in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was previously a state senator from 1980 to 1987.

Patterson is the daughter of liberal Democrat [[segregation]]ist [[Olin D. Johnston]], who was infamous for refusing to grant clemency as governor to 14 year-old George Stinney, an African-American teenager wrongfully accused and convicted of murdering two white girls in a case with no evidence to back the prosecution.<ref>[https://segregationinamerica.eji.org/report/segregation-forever-leaders.html Segregation Forever]. ''Equal Justice Initiative''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

Patterson is the daughter of liberal Democrat [[segregation]]ist [[Olin D. Johnston]], who was infamous for refusing to grant clemency as governor to 14 year-old George Stinney, an African-American teenager wrongfully accused and convicted of murdering two white girls in a case with no evidence to back the prosecution.<ref name=eji>[https://segregationinamerica.eji.org/report/segregation-forever-leaders.html Segregation Forever]. ''Equal Justice Initiative''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==

==U.S. House of Representatives==

Patterson ran for the House in the [[1986 Midterm Elections]], facing Republican [[Bill Workman]] in the general election. Campaigning on a mostly [[moderate]] platform which included advocating for [[fiscal conservatism]] though liberal on [[abortion]],<ref>[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/19412 PATTERSON, Elizabeth J.]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> she narrowly won by four percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46247 SC - District 04 Race - Nov 04, 1986]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> Years later in a 2017 interview, she reflected:<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Women/Representative-Patterson/ The Honorable Elizabeth J. Patterson]. ''US House of Representatives''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

Patterson ran for the House in the [[1986 Midterm Elections]], facing Republican [[Bill Workman]] in the general election. Campaigning on a mostly [[moderate]] platform which included advocating for [[fiscal conservatism]] though liberal on [[abortion]],<ref>[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/19412 PATTERSON, Elizabeth J.]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> she narrowly won by four percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=46247 SC - District 04 Race - Nov 04, 1986]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> Years later in a 2017 interview, she reflected:<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Oral-History/Women/Representative-Patterson/ The Honorable Elizabeth J. Patterson]. ''US House of Representatives''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

{{cquote|We did a poll, first of all, to see if I had a chance. And the poll said that people still remembered my dad. That a certain age remembered my dad and what he did, and that they would support me because of that.}}

{{cquote|We did a poll, first of all, to see if I had a chance. And the poll said that people still remembered my dad. That a certain age remembered my dad and what he did, and that they would support me because of that.}}

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