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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 name=eji>[https://segregationinamerica.eji.org/report/segregation-forever-leaders.html Segregation Forever]. ''Equal Justice Initiative''. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>

Patterson was 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==

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