Marlon Kimpson

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.

Marlon Kimpson
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 42nd district
In office October 7, 2013 – May 11, 2023
Preceded by	Robert Ford
Succeeded by	Deon Tedder
Personal details
Born	(1969-04-15) April 15, 1969 (age 55) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Education	Morehouse College (BA) University of South Carolina (JD)

Early life and education

Kimpson attended Morehouse College, graduating in 1991, and the University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating in 1999.^[1] He is a lawyer at Motley Rice.^[2]

Political career

Kimpson won a special election to succeed Robert Ford in 2013^[3][4] representing the 42nd district in the South Carolina Senate. In 2023 he was actively working to pass a hate crime law in South Carolina.^[5]

In January 2020, Kimpson announced his support for the Joe Biden presidential campaign in the competition for the Democratic presidential nomination.^[6] Kimpson was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.^[7]

On March 10, 2023, President Biden published his intent to appoint Kimpson and thirteen others to the 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.^[8] Kimpson announced that he would vacate his South Carolina Senate seat later in 2023 to take up the appointment.^[9][10]

Kimpson attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention as a Sixth Congressional District delegate.^[11]

References

1. "Kimpson for Senate District 42". June 9, 2016.
2. Behre, Robert (October 4, 2013). "From seed cotton to state Senate". Retrieved November 17, 2016.
3. Behre, Robert (September 30, 2013). "Marlon Kimpson wins Senate 42 seat in a landslide". Retrieved November 17, 2016.
4. Staff, Live 5 News Web (September 30, 2013). "Marlon Kimpson wins Senate District 42 race". Retrieved November 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. Collins, Jeffrey (March 28, 2023). "Racist massacre survivors urge South Carolina lawmakers to pass hate crime bill". Associated Press. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
6. McCaskill, Nolan D. (January 6, 2020). "Biden wins endorsement of key South Carolina lawmaker". Politico. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
7. "Democrats Unveil A New Kind of Convention Keynote". 2020 Democratic National Convention. August 16, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
8. "President Biden Announces Key Appointments to Boards and Commissions". The White House. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
9. Kinnard, Meg (March 12, 2023). "Kimpson leaving South Carolina Senate to join Biden admin". Associated Press. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
10. Murray, Carolyn (March 21, 2023). "SC Sen. Marlon Kimpson reflects on serving Dist. 42 after accepting job under Biden Administration". WCBD-TV. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
11. "Democratic National Convention is next up; here's who's going from South Carolina". www.aol.com. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

External links

• Marlon Kimpson Senate page at South Carolina Legislature

Party political offices
Preceded by Elizabeth Warren	Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention 2020 Served alongside: Stacey Abrams, Raumesh Akbari, Colin Allred, Brendan Boyle, Yvanna Cancela, Kathleen Clyde, Nikki Fried, Robert Garcia, Malcolm Kenyatta, Conor Lamb, Mari Manoogian, Victoria Neave, Jonathan Nez, Sam Park, Denny Ruprecht, Randall Woodfin	Most recent

• Profile at Vote Smart
• Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Marlon Kimpson Attorney Bio at Motley Rice LLC