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Politician members in South Carolina

	Larcenia J. Bullard (b. 1947) — of Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Allendale, Allendale County, S.C., July 21, 1947. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives 118th District, 1993-. Female. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta Sigma Theta. Still living as of 1999.
	Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. (1905-1987) — also known as Robert N. C. Nix, Sr. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, S.C., August 9, 1905. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 (4th District 1958-63, 2nd District 1963-79). Baptist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Elks; American Woodmen. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 22, 1987 (age 81 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Father of Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Mary Lou Parks (b. 1939) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Anderson, Anderson County, S.C., July 24, 1939. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1980, 1984 (alternate), 2004 (alternate); member of Michigan state house of representatives 3rd District, 1993-98; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 1998. Female. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 2004.
	Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) — of Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 26, 1958. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1988; member of Florida state house of representatives 108th District, 1993-. Female. Christian. African ancestry. Member, Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; NAACP; Delta Sigma Theta; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1999.
	Samuel D. Wright (1925-1998) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, S.C. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 13, 1925. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1966-73 (39th District 1966, 37th District 1967-72, 54th District 1973); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1976. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Convicted in 1978 of soliciting a bribe and sentenced to jail. Died, of Parkinson's disease, in Hilton Head, Beaufort County, S.C., January 20, 1998 (age 72 years, 341 days). Burial location unknown.
	Maxcine Young (b. 1907) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Laurens, Laurens County, S.C., June 1, 1907. Democrat. Real estate sales; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1960-66 (Wayne County 2nd District 1960-64, 23rd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966, 1968. Female. African ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; NAACP. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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