Elizabeth J. Patterson
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]
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress