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Margie Bright Matthews

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About

Margie Bright Matthews is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District since 2015. Matthews is an attorney who founded a law firm. Matthews received a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989. Matthews was among the state legislators appointed to serve on the Robert Smalls Monument Commission.

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Also known as Bright Matthews.

South CarolinaDemocratWalterboroColletonBeaufortCharlestonHamptonJasperattorneyEthicsFinanceJasper Ocean TerminalFOIARobert Smalls Monument CommissionMedical Affairs
Wikipedia: Margie Bright Matthews Official page (scstatehouse.gov, retrieved 2026-10-27) Portrait: Official portrait, www.scstatehouse.gov · Official government source; licence not stated

Wikipedia contributors, Margie Bright Matthews, revision 1365425510. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365425510. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ . Prose extracted; summary is an adaptation. Identity matched by openstates source.

state GOVERNMENT · TIER 7 Verified 2026-10-25

SC State Senator

South Carolina State Senate district 45 · South Carolina

Party in source
Democratic
Term began
Not recorded
Term ends
Not recorded
Record date
2026-10-25

Connect

margiebrightmatthews@scsenate.gov

Source & provenance

data.openstates.org

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