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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1986
  • BA, Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1982

Professional Experience

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1986
  • BA, Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1982
  • Senior Partner, Karl B. Allen Law Firm, Limited Liability Company, present

Political Experience

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1986
  • BA, Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1982
  • Senior Partner, Karl B. Allen Law Firm, Limited Liability Company, present
  • Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 7, 2012-present
  • Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 7, 2012, 2016, 2020
  • Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2001-2012

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Constitutional Subcommittee

Member, Corrections and Penology Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice

Member, Transportation and Regulatory Subcommittee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1986
  • BA, Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1982
  • Senior Partner, Karl B. Allen Law Firm, Limited Liability Company, present
  • Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 7, 2012-present
  • Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 7, 2012, 2016, 2020
  • Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2001-2012
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Greenville County Bar Association
  • Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  • Former President, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
  • Member, Rainbow People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH)
  • Member, South Carolina State Bar Association
  • Member, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Community Service Award, Baptist Ministers' Fellowship of Greenville, 2006 & 2010;
  • Top Political Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2008;
  • South Carolina Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Alzheimer's Association, 2012;
  • Recognized, education voting record, South Carolina Education Association, 2000-2016;
  • President's Political Courage Award, South Carolina Baptist Congress of Christian Education, 2015;
  • Recognized, Greenville Technical College, 2016

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