Cathy Harvin
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Cathy Jane Harvin was an American
Democratic
politician and legislator from South Carolina
.
Born to Janet A. and Hyman J. Brand (who survive their daughter) in Quantico, Virginia
, she graduated from the University of South Carolina
in 1975. In 2006, she was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives
, from Summerton, South Carolina
, serving until her death at the age of 56 from breast cancer
at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital in Charleston.
A Presbyterian, she was survived by her parents, her daughter, a sister, and two nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Alexander Harvin
, III, whose house seat she was elected to in a special election.
United States
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Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician and legislator from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
.
Born to Janet A. and Hyman J. Brand (who survive their daughter) in Quantico, Virginia
Quantico, Virginia
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density is . There are 359 housing units at an average density of .-Racial composition:...
, she graduated from the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
in 1975. In 2006, she was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections...
, from Summerton, South Carolina
Summerton, South Carolina
Summerton is a town in Clarendon County, South Carolina, in the United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summerton is at ....
, serving until her death at the age of 56 from breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital in Charleston.
A Presbyterian, she was survived by her parents, her daughter, a sister, and two nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Alexander Harvin
Charles Alexander Harvin
Charles Alexander "Alex" Harvin was an American, Democratic politician and legislator from South Carolina....
, III, whose house seat she was elected to in a special election.