Alex Sanders (politician)

This article is about the American politician. For the Wiccan priest, see Alex Sanders (Wiccan).

Alex Sanders
President of the College of Charleston
In office 1992–2001
Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
In office 1983–1992
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 7th district[1]
In office 1977–1983
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Richland County[2]
In office 1967–1975
Personal details
Born	Alexander Mullings Sanders Jr. (1939-09-29) September 29, 1939 (age 85) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Spouse	Zoe Dutrow Sanders[3]
Alma mater	University of South Carolina (BA, LLB) University of Virginia (LLM)
Occupation	judge, lawyer, politician, academic administrator

Alexander Mullings Sanders Jr. (born September 29, 1939) is an American politician and professor from the state of South Carolina.

Early life

Sanders was born in and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina[4] and attended AC Moore Elementary School, Hand Middle School, and Dreher High School. He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and the University of Virginia.

Political career

Sanders served as a State Senator from 1977 to 1983.[5][6] He was the chief judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals from 1983 until 1992.[7]

2002 United States Senate race

Main article: 2002 United States Senate election in South Carolina

In 2002, Sanders was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant after the retirement of Strom Thurmond. He was defeated by the Republican candidate, U.S. Representative Lindsey Graham.[8][9]

Academic career

Sanders was the 19th President of the College of Charleston (1992–2001).

Sanders was a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics during the fall 2003 semester.[10][11]

As one of five founders, Sanders was the President of the Charleston School of Law from its founding in 2002 until 2013.[12]

Sanders taugh courses in the Political Science Department at the College of Charleston through 2020.[13][14]

References

1. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography".
2. Klein, Joe (5 May 2002). "After Strom". The New Yorker.
3. "Alex Sanders". iop.harvard.edu. Harvard Kennedy Institute of Politics. 27 August 2024.
4. Assembly, South Carolina General (28 August 1990). "South Carolina Legislative Manual". General Assembly of South Carolina. – via Google Books.
5. "Members of the Senate". South Carolina State Legislature. 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
6. "Alex Sanders - the Sanders Law Firm LLC".
7. "Coming of Age: The South Carolina Court of Appeals". South Carolina Court of Appeals. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
8. "Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.)". WhoRunsGov. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
9. "Election '02 Campaign Spotlight No. 9". U.S. Department of State's Office of International Information Programs. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
10. "Alex Sanders". Harvard University Institute of Politics. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
11. "Alex Sanders | the Institute of Politics at Harvard University".
12. "J. Edward Bell III, President".
13. "Department of Political Science - College of Charleston". Retrieved 26 June 2012.
14. "Former CofC President Alex Sanders Concludes Career in the Classroom". 8 January 2021.

Party political offices
Preceded by Elliott Close	Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from South Carolina (Class 2) 2002	Succeeded by Bob Conley

External links

Appearances on C-SPAN