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| − | 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> | + | 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> |
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| + | In a 2017 interview, Patterson reflected on her first House campaign:<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.}} | ||
| − | Johnston attempted to bring back the [[white primary]] after the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled them unconstitutional in ''[[Smith v. Allwright]]''.<ref name=eji/> He won election to the U.S. Senate in 1944 by boasting himself as being more staunchly | + | Johnston attempted to bring back the [[white primary]] after the [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled them unconstitutional in ''[[Smith v. Allwright]]''.<ref name=eji/> He won election to the U.S. Senate in 1944 by boasting himself as being more staunchly white supremacist than incumbent Democrat Ellison D. Smith, a demagogic racist. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:29, July 1, 2021
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 segregationist 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.[1]
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,[2] she narrowly won by four percentage points.[3]
Later life
In a 2017 interview, Patterson reflected on her first House campaign:[4]
| “ | 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. | ” |
Johnston attempted to bring back the white primary after the United States Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional in Smith v. Allwright.[1] He won election to the U.S. Senate in 1944 by boasting himself as being more staunchly white supremacist than incumbent Democrat Ellison D. Smith, a demagogic racist.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Segregation Forever. Equal Justice Initiative. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ PATTERSON, Elizabeth J.. US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ SC - District 04 Race - Nov 04, 1986. Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ↑ The Honorable Elizabeth J. Patterson. US House of Representatives. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress