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Marlon Kimpson
Marlon Kimpson (Democratic Party) was a member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 42. He assumed office on October 7, 2013. He left office on May 11, 2023.
Kimpson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina State Senate to represent District 42. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on October 1, 2013.
Senator Kimpson announced on March 12, 2023, that he would resign at the end of the legislative session on May 11, 2023 to take a job on President Joe Biden’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. [1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Kimpson was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Medical Affairs Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Transportation Committee
2021-2022
Kimpson was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Medical Affairs Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Kimpson was assigned to the following committees:
- Corrections and Penology Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Medical Affairs Committee
- Senate Rules Committee
- Transportation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Corrections and Penology |
| • Judiciary |
| • Medical Affairs |
| • Rules |
| • Transportation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kimpson served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Corrections and Penology |
| • Fish, Game and Forestry |
| • General |
| • Invitations |
| • Judiciary |
| • Transportation |
Issues
Pay for college basketball and football players
In advance of the 2014 legislative session, Kimpson filed a bill in the South Carolina State Senate requiring Clemson University and the University of South Carolina (SC) to pay its basketball and football players on the basis that they are the main revenue-producing sports at both universities. "It's time for the 21st Century athlete to be compensated for the risk of injury, which could result in a loss of career, and the substantial revenues that they generate for the colleges and universities," State Senator Kimpson told reporters. Kimpson's proposed law would require that players be paid $2,500 per semester. The figure is based on work-study job paid at $7.50 per hour for 20 hours per week. Additionally, each student athlete would have a trust fund set up in their name that would be released to the student only if they take a financial literacy course and graduate from the university. The trust fund include $5,000 per year and up to $25,000 in total for an athlete who is at the school for five years, with his first year as a redshirt. Steve Spurrier, head coach of the SC football team, has publicly supported paying student athletes.[2]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2020
See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Carolina State Senate District 42
Incumbent Marlon Kimpson won election in the general election for South Carolina State Senate District 42 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marlon Kimpson (D) | 98.0 | 35,299 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 705 | ||
| Total votes: 36,004 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marlon Kimpson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina State Senate District 42.
2016
Elections for the South Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.
Incumbent Marlon Kimpson ran unopposed in the South Carolina State Senate District 42 general election.[3][4]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marlon Kimpson Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 29,289 | |
| Total Votes | 29,289 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Incumbent Marlon Kimpson defeated Robert Ford in the South Carolina State Senate District 42 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marlon Kimpson Incumbent |
78.96% | 3,648 | |
| Democratic | Robert Ford | 21.04% | 972 | |
| Total Votes | 4,620 | |||
2013
Kimpson won election in a special election for South Carolina State Senate District 42. The seat was vacant following Sen. Robert Ford's (D) resignation on May 31, 2013, amidst an ethics investigation. Kimpson advanced to a primary runoff with Maurice Washington, defeating Herbert S. Fielding, Margaret Rush and Bob Thompson in the August 13 Democratic primary. Kimpson defeated Washington in the runoff on August 27. Kimpson defeated Billy Shuman (R), Alex Thornton (L) in the special election, which took place on October 1.[7][8][9][10][11]
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marlon Kimpson |
79.6% | 6,255 | |
| Republican | Billy Shuman | 19% | 1,496 | |
| Libertarian | Alex Thornton | 1.2% | 98 | |
| Libertarian | Rodney Travis (Write-in) | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 7,854 | |||
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42 Runoff Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Marlon Kimpson |
69.7% | 3,085 |
| Maurice Washington | 30.3% | 1,340 |
| Total Votes | 4,425 | |
| South Carolina State Senate, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Marlon Kimpson |
44.3% | 2,102 |
| Maurice Washington |
21.7% | 1,032 |
| Herbert S. Fielding | 6% | 285 |
| Margaret Rush | 20.6% | 976 |
| Bob Thompson | 0.6% | 28 |
| Emmanuel Ferguson | 6.9% | 326 |
| Total Votes | 4,749 | |
Campaign themes
2020
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Scorecards
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2023
In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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2020
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In 2020, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 25. The state Senate reconvened September to September 3. Both chambers reconvened September 15 to September 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 21.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 10.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 11.
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2016
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In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
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2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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Recent news
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Carolina State Senate District 42 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ " “Kimpson to Resign from SC Senate, joining Biden’s administration,” March 12, 2023
- ↑ WLTX, "Bill Would Require USC, Clemson to Pay Football, Basketball Players," December 20, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ scnow.com, "Special election set for former Sen. Ford's seat," June 5, 2013
- ↑ live5news.com, "Marlon Kimpson wins District 42 Senate runoff," August 27, 2013
- ↑ scvotes.org, "Official Democratic primary results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ scvotes.org, "Official Democratic primary runoff results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ scvotes.org, "Official election results," accessed November 19, 2013
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| Preceded by - |
South Carolina State Senate District 42 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Deon Tedder (D) |
