544:
550:
42:
638:
623:
589:
258:, Courson was indicted on ethics charges for mishandling campaign funds and subsequently suspended from office. He resigned June 4, 2018, after pleading guilty to such charges.
628:
255:
643:
377:
618:
355:
304:
582:
633:
648:
575:
239:
224:
516:
449:
266:
He is married to
Elizabeth Poinsett Exum, and they have three children: James Poinsett, Elizabeth Boykin, and Harris Russell. He is
378:"COLUMBIA, SC: Courson resigns SC Senate leadership post in spat with Lt. Gov. McConnell (Update) | the Buzz | the State"
203:, representing the 20th District from 1985 to 2018. He resigned after pleading guilty to a common law misconduct charge in office.
445:
267:
196:
168:
243:
506:
503:
500:
491:
497:
494:
212:
381:
363:
158:
613:
235:
200:
101:
57:
53:
242:, a weak position that needed to be filled for six months before a new Lieutenant Governor was elected
223:
He has served as a
Republican state senator for South Carolina from 1985 to 2018. In 1998, he ran for
608:
325:
403:
80:
559:
460:
127:
287:
543:
340:
602:
404:"SC state Sen. Courson indicted on misconduct allegations, vows to fight the charges"
192:
92:
41:
479:
549:
238:
on March 13, 2012, but resigned this office on June 4, 2014, to avoid becoming
17:
228:
470:
474:
305:"Richland Sen. John Courson Enters Guilty Plea, Resigns from Office"
517:"Suspended SC Sen. Courson enters guilty plea, resigns from office"
211:
John
Courson was born on November 21, 1944, and graduated from the
309:
563:
288:"South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography"
558:
This article about a South
Carolina politician is a
174:
164:
142:
137:
121:
98:
86:
74:
52:
32:
256:South Carolina Statehouse corruption investigation
515:Gaither, Tanita; Holland, Ashleigh (2018-06-04).
480:Project Vote Smart - Senator John E. Courson (SC)
639:South Carolina politicians convicted of crimes
624:Republican Party South Carolina state senators
583:
8:
234:He was elected President Pro Tempore of the
590:
576:
428:
356:"Columbia senator is Senate's new top dog"
29:
629:Politicians from Columbia, South Carolina
117:December 15, 1985 – June 4, 2018
644:Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans
279:
70:March 13, 2012 – June 4, 2014
225:Comptroller General of South Carolina
191:(born November 21, 1944) is a former
7:
539:
537:
299:
297:
619:University of South Carolina alumni
562:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
450:South Carolina Comptroller General
326:"Candidates edgy waiting on tally"
25:
634:21st-century American legislators
548:
542:
40:
649:South Carolina politician stubs
354:Smith, G. N. (March 13, 2012).
1:
402:Monk, John (March 16, 2017).
324:Strope, Leigh (1998-11-05).
213:University of South Carolina
195:politician. He served as a
665:
536:
254:In March 2017, during the
457:
442:
436:
431:
182:
133:
110:
63:
48:
39:
432:Party political offices
207:Early life and education
159:Columbia, South Carolina
509:campaign contributions
330:The Charlotte Observer
106:from the 20th district
236:South Carolina Senate
201:South Carolina Senate
102:South Carolina Senate
58:South Carolina Senate
54:President pro tempore
240:Lieutenant Governor
27:American politician
488:- John E. Courson
81:Glenn F. McConnell
571:
570:
467:
466:
458:Succeeded by
186:
185:
153:November 21, 1944
16:(Redirected from
656:
592:
585:
578:
554:
553:
552:
546:
538:
530:
528:
527:
486:Follow the Money
461:Richard Eckstrom
452:
437:Preceded by
429:
418:
417:
415:
414:
399:
393:
392:
390:
389:
380:. Archived from
374:
368:
367:
362:. Archived from
351:
345:
344:
338:
337:
321:
315:
314:
301:
292:
291:
284:
156:
152:
150:
138:Personal details
128:Dick Harpootlian
124:
115:
104:
89:
77:
68:
44:
30:
21:
664:
663:
659:
658:
657:
655:
654:
653:
599:
598:
597:
596:
547:
541:
534:
525:
523:
514:
463:
454:
444:
440:
427:
422:
421:
412:
410:
401:
400:
396:
387:
385:
376:
375:
371:
353:
352:
348:
335:
333:
323:
322:
318:
313:. June 4, 2018.
303:
302:
295:
286:
285:
281:
276:
264:
252:
221:
209:
189:John E. Courson
165:Political party
157:
154:
148:
146:
122:
116:
111:
105:
100:
87:
75:
69:
64:
35:
34:John E. Courson
28:
23:
22:
18:John E. Courson
15:
12:
11:
5:
662:
660:
652:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
601:
600:
595:
594:
587:
580:
572:
569:
568:
555:
532:
531:
512:
511:
510:
483:
477:
465:
464:
459:
456:
441:
438:
434:
433:
426:
425:External links
423:
420:
419:
394:
369:
366:on 2019-01-23.
346:
341:newspapers.com
316:
293:
278:
277:
275:
272:
263:
260:
251:
248:
227:, but lost to
220:
217:
208:
205:
199:member of the
184:
183:
180:
179:
178:Elizabeth Exum
176:
172:
171:
166:
162:
161:
144:
140:
139:
135:
134:
131:
130:
125:
119:
118:
108:
107:
99:Member of the
96:
95:
90:
84:
83:
78:
72:
71:
61:
60:
50:
49:
46:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
661:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
614:Living people
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
593:
588:
586:
581:
579:
574:
573:
567:
565:
561:
556:
551:
545:
540:
535:
522:
521:www.wistv.com
518:
513:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
489:
487:
484:
481:
478:
476:
472:
469:
468:
462:
453:
451:
447:
435:
430:
424:
409:
405:
398:
395:
384:on 2014-07-27
383:
379:
373:
370:
365:
361:
357:
350:
347:
342:
331:
327:
320:
317:
312:
311:
306:
300:
298:
294:
289:
283:
280:
273:
271:
269:
262:Personal life
261:
259:
257:
249:
247:
245:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
218:
216:
214:
206:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
181:
177:
173:
170:
167:
163:
160:
155:(age 79)
145:
141:
136:
132:
129:
126:
120:
114:
109:
103:
97:
94:
93:Yancey McGill
91:
85:
82:
79:
73:
67:
62:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
38:
31:
19:
564:expanding it
557:
533:
524:. Retrieved
520:
485:
448:nominee for
443:
411:. Retrieved
407:
397:
386:. Retrieved
382:the original
372:
364:the original
359:
349:
339:– via
334:. Retrieved
332:. p. 68
329:
319:
308:
282:
268:Episcopalian
265:
253:
233:
222:
210:
188:
187:
123:Succeeded by
112:
88:Succeeded by
65:
609:1944 births
471:Appearances
250:Resignation
76:Preceded by
603:Categories
526:2023-09-10
446:Republican
439:Dell Baker
413:2023-05-03
388:2014-07-26
336:2022-07-01
274:References
229:Jim Lander
197:Republican
169:Republican
149:1944-11-21
408:The State
360:The State
215:in 1968.
113:In office
66:In office
193:American
482:profile
244:in 2014
56:of the
475:C-SPAN
219:Career
175:Spouse
455:1998
560:stub
507:1996
504:1998
501:2000
498:2002
495:2004
492:2006
310:WLTX
143:Born
473:on
605::
519:.
406:.
358:.
328:.
307:.
296:^
270:.
246:.
231:.
151:)
591:e
584:t
577:v
566:.
529:.
416:.
391:.
343:.
290:.
147:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
