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7 unusual facts about David Beasley


Burnet Maybank III

In 1995 Maybank was appointed as the state's first director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), under Governor David Beasley (1995-1998).

Burnet Maybank III is a lawyer, author, and former director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), appointed under both Governor David Beasley as the first director of the department, and Governor Mark Sanford.

Philip Simmons

1998, Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian award given in South Carolina, by Governor David Beasley

Politics of South Carolina

Jim Hodges defeated incumbent Governor David Beasley by successfully using this strategy in the 1998 gubernatorial election.

Tom Turnipseed

However, the Republican governor, David Beasley, was unseated that year, and the GOP failed in its last attempt to unseat U.S. Senator Fritz Hollings.

United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1998

Finally, the 1998 South Carolina GOP ticket was dragged down with unpopular Governor David Beasley at the top of the ticket who would go on to lose his re-election campaign to Jim Hodges.

United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2004

Former Governor David Beasley, from the Pee Dee, entered the race and quickly emerged as the frontrunner because of his support from the evangelical voters.



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