Robert Reese is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the representative for South Carolina's 70th district.

Robert Reese
Member of the
South Carolina House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 4, 2024
Preceded byJermaine Johnson (basketball)
Constituency70th district
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Education and activism

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Reese earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Morehouse College and an MBA from the University of South Carolina. He is executive director of South Carolina Interfaith Power and Light.[1]

Serving as head of a Lower Richland branch of the South Carolina NAACP, he led action to protect the environment.[2]

Political career

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South Carolina House of Representatives

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Reese defeated two candidates to become the Democratic nominee.[3][4][5] He went on to win the seat unopposed in the general election.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "SCIPL names Reese as new executive director - Sustaining Way". sustainingway.org. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Kenneil (2020-06-01). "Lower Richland NAACP to host online Candidates' Forum 2020". ABC Columbia. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  3. ^ Johnson, Dejon (2024-06-11). "South Carolina primary results: Who's advancing to the November election?". WACH. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  4. ^ Staff, WIS News 10 (2024-05-31). "SC 2024 Primary: Election results pour in from across SC". WISTV. Retrieved 2024-11-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ igrenier@postandcourier.com, Ian Grenier (2024-06-11). "Columbia-area Statehouse Democratic primary results: Thigpen, Walker into Senate runoff". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  6. ^ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
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