Clementa Pinckney

Clementa Pinckney
South Carolina State Senate District 45
Incumbent
In office
2000-Present
Term ends
November 14, 2016
Years in position	13
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$10,400/year
Per diem	$131/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2000
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
South Carolina State House of Representatives
1977-2000
Education
Bachelor's	Allen University, 1995
Master's	University of South Carolina, 1999
Personal
Birthday	July 30, 1973
Place of birth	Beaufort, SC
Profession	Pastor
Religion	A.M.E.
Websites
Office website

Clementa Pinckney (b. July 30, 1973) has been a Democratic member of the South Carolina State Senate since 2001, representing the 45th district.

Pinckney served in the South Carolina State House of Representatives from 1997 to 2000. He joined the South Carolina State Senate in 2001. He has served in that position since, representing the 45th district.

Pinckney is currently a student and also a Pastor for Mount Horry AME Church on Younges Island.

Pinckney was a Research Fellow at Princeton University in 1994. He then earned his BA from Allen University in 1995. He went on to receive his MPA from the University of South Carolina in 1999. He then attended Graduate Studies at Lutheran Southern Seminary in 1999.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pinckney served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pinckney served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Pinckney served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Pinckney ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12 and won in the general election on November 6, 2012.

South Carolina State Senate, District 45, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Clementa Pinckney Incumbent	66.1%	26,825
	Republican	Leilani Bessinger	33.6%	13,652
	Other	Write-Ins	0.3%	110
Total Votes				40,587

2008

On November 4, 2008, Pinckney won re-election for District 45 of the South Carolina State Senate with 27,569 votes, ahead of write-ins (175).

He raised $42,254 for his campaign.

South Carolina State Senate, District 45
Candidates		Votes
Clementa Pinckney (D)		27,569
Write-ins		175

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

Pinckney raised $42,254 in the 2008 election cycle.

His top contributors are listed below.

Donor	Amount
Senate Democratic Caucus of South Carolina	$5,000
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein	$2,000
Clifford Bush III	$1,500

Personal

Pinckney and his wife Jennifer have one child.

External links

Suggest a link

• Profile from the South Carolina Legislature
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	South Carolina State Senate - District 45 2000–present	Succeeded by NA