Marlon Kimpson

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Marlon Kimpson

| state_senate = South Carolina

| district = 42nd

| term_start = October 7, 2013

| term_end = May 11, 2023

| predecessor = Robert Ford

| successor = Deon Tedder

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|4|15}}

| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| education = Morehouse College (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)

| spouse =

| children = 2

}}

Marlon E. Kimpson (born April 15, 1969) is an American politician and attorney. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 2013 to 2023. He served as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations in the Office of the United States Trade Representative during the presidency of Joe Biden.

Early life and education

Kimpson attended Morehouse College, graduating in 1991, and the University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating in 1999.{{Cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/kimpson-for-senate-district/article_107cf283-3d57-55aa-bfb6-4ed7619715f5.html|title = Kimpson for Senate District 42| date=June 9, 2016 }} He is a lawyer at Motley Rice.{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/state_politics/from-seed-cotton-to-state-senate/article_e0d53bb8-7c0c-5efb-96f1-0719a63dfb8c.html|title=From seed cotton to state Senate|first=Robert|last=Behre|date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=November 17, 2016}}

Political career

Kimpson won a special election to succeed Robert Ford in 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/marlon-kimpson-wins-senate-seat-in-a-landslide/article_cc9f0448-a818-5b4c-a659-94bcb3ffd43b.html|title=Marlon Kimpson wins Senate 42 seat in a landslide|first=Robert|last=Behre|date=September 30, 2013 |access-date=November 17, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.live5news.com/story/23566634/trio-face-off-for-robert-fords-senate-seat|title=Marlon Kimpson wins Senate District 42 race|first=Live 5 News Web|last=Staff|date=September 30, 2013 |access-date=November 17, 2016}} representing the 42nd district in the South Carolina Senate. In 2023 he was actively working to pass a hate crime law in South Carolina.{{Cite news |last=Collins |first=Jeffrey |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Racist massacre survivors urge South Carolina lawmakers to pass hate crime bill |agency=Associated Press |url=https://wpde.com/news/local/racist-massacre-survivors-urge-south-carolina-lawmakers-to-pass-hate-crime-bill-charleston-mass-shooting-emanuel-ame-church-dylann-roof |access-date=April 1, 2023}}

In January 2020, Kimpson announced his support for the Joe Biden presidential campaign in the competition for the Democratic presidential nomination.{{Cite news |last=McCaskill |first=Nolan D. |date=January 6, 2020 |title=Biden wins endorsement of key South Carolina lawmaker |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/kimpson-biden-endorsement-south-carolina-094513 |access-date=March 12, 2023}} Kimpson was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.{{cite web |title=Democrats Unveil A New Kind of Convention Keynote |url=https://www.demconvention.com/press-releases/democrats-unveil-a-new-kind-of-convention-keynote/ |website=2020 Democratic National Convention |access-date=16 August 2020 |date=16 August 2020}}

On March 10, 2023, President Biden published his intent to appoint Kimpson and thirteen others to the [https://ustr.gov/about-us/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-trade-policy-and-negotiations-actpn Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations], a committee established by the Office of the US Trade Representative, part of the Executive Office of the President.{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2023 |title=President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/10/strongpresident-biden-announces-key-appointments-to-boards-and-commissions-strong/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |website=The White House}} Kimpson announced that he would vacate his South Carolina Senate seat later in 2023 to take up the appointment.{{Cite news |last=Kinnard |first=Meg |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Kimpson leaving South Carolina Senate to join Biden admin |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/marlon-kimpson-south-carolina-biden-appointment-senate-legislature-8a9dc712cfe01056a7db8864817f3409 |access-date=March 12, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Carolyn |date=March 21, 2023 |title=SC Sen. Marlon Kimpson reflects on serving Dist. 42 after accepting job under Biden Administration |work=WCBD-TV |url=https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/sc-sen-marlon-kimpson-reflects-on-serving-dist-42-after-accepting-job-under-biden-administration/ |access-date=April 4, 2023}}

Kimpson attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention as a Sixth Congressional District delegate.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-08-13 |title=Democratic National Convention is next up; here's who's going from South Carolina |url=https://www.aol.com/democratic-national-convention-next-heres-091024465.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.aol.com |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0994318063 Marlon Kimpson Senate page] at South Carolina Legislature

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[https://www.motleyrice.com/attorneys/marlon-e-kimpson Marlon Kimpson Attorney Bio] at Motley Rice LLC

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Category:Living people

Category:Morehouse College alumni

Category:Democratic Party South Carolina state senators

Category:University of South Carolina School of Law alumni

Category:1969 births

Category:21st-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly