Margie Bright Matthews
Margie Matthews | |
|---|---|
Matthews (second from left) with Henry McMaster, Hugh Weathers and others at a 2020 event with Sonny Perdue | |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 45th district | |
| Assumed office October 27, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Clementa Pinckney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1963 Walterboro, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Patrick Matthews (m. 1992) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of South Carolina (BS, JD) |
Margie Bright Matthews (born February 10, 1963) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District since 2015, when she won a special election to succeed Clementa Pinckney, who was killed in the Charleston church shooting in 2015. She is an attorney who founded a law firm.