Danny Verdin

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Daniel Byron "Danny" Verdin III (born May 9, 1964) is a member of the South Carolina Senate, representing District 9 (Greenville, Laurens, and Union Counties). In November 2008, he was chosen as majority whip.[1]

Personal Life & Early Career

Verdin is the son of Dr. Daniel B. and Eloise Watts Verdin. He was born in Louisiana but raised in Greenville County, where his father was a veterinarian. In 1986, Verdin graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Bob Jones University. In 1987, Verdin married Kimberlee Owens; they have four children.

Verdin served as Agriculture and Natural Resources Advisor to Governor Carroll Campbell, 1987–89. He is the owner of Verdin's Farm & Garden Center in Laurens, South Carolina. Verdin is a member of Faith Free Presbyterian Church in Greenville, and he has served as South Carolina Division Commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, 1998–2000.[2]

S.C. Senate

In 2000, Verdin ran for the District 9 South Carolina Senate seat as a conservative Republican and defeated a 16-year Democratic incumbent, Jim Bryan, in an upset election. Verdin's election shifted the balance of power in the South Carolina Senate by creating a 23–23 tie between Republicans and Democrats.

Anticipating that the Senate rules would be re-written to favor Republicans and that Republican Senate President (and Lieutenant Governor) Bob Peeler would break the tie in the Republicans' favor, long-time Democratic Senator Jefferson Verne Smith (Greenville) switched his party affiliation to Republican in order to retain his powerful committee chairmanship.[3] This switch resulted in the end of more than a century of Democratic control of the South Carolina Senate.

Verdin serves as the Chairman of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee.

In 2006, the South Carolina Farm Bureau named Verdin Legislator of the Year; and in 2007, Verdin was named Legislator of the Year by the South Carolina Veterinarians Association. Verdin has been consistently rated A+ by the NRA Political Victory Fund.[4][5] In announcing Verdin's selection as majority whip in 2008, Majority Leader Harvey Peeler said that in the current political environment, the Republican caucus needed "to return to core conservative values".[1]

Following the Charleston church shooting of 2015, Verdin said he would not vote to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state house.[6]

Electoral history

Year Office Type Party Main opponent Party Votes for Turner Result Swing Ref.
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2000 S.C. Senate General style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Republican James Edward Bryan, Jr.Template:Efn style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Democratic 16,793 54.46% 1st N/A Won style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Gain [7]
2004 General style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Republican James Edward Bryan, Jr. style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Democratic 19,402 60.04% 1st +5.58% Won style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Hold [1][8]
2008 General style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Republican Write-in N/A 27,405 99.04% 1st +39.00% Won style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Hold [9]
2012 General style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Republican Write-in N/A 27,931 98.91% 1st -0.13% Won style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Hold [10]
2016 General style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Republican Write-in N/A 32,168 98.85% 1st -0.06% Won style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Hold [11]
2020 General style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Republican Write-in N/A 39,049 96.95% 1st -1.90% Won style="background-color:Template:Party color;" | Hold [12]

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References

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