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Dwight A. Loftis (born February 4, 1943) is an American politician and insurance agent from South Carolina. A member of the South Carolina Senate since 2019, he previously represented district 19 in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 23 years from 1996 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.
Dwight Loftis | |
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Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 6th district | |
Assumed office March 27, 2019 | |
Preceded by | William Timmons[1] |
Succeeded by | Jason Elliott |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
In office January 24, 1996 – March 27, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mike Fair[2] |
Succeeded by | Patrick Haddon[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Greenville County, South Carolina, U.S. | February 4, 1943
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Sandra Elaine Jones (m. 1963) |
Children | 3 |
Education | North Greenville University (AA, 1966) |
Profession | Insurance agent, politician |
Since 2019, Loftis has represented South Carolina's 6th Senate District (a portion of Greenville County). He was first elected during a special election when incumbent William Timmons succeeded Trey Gowdy in representing South Carolina's 4th Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.[1] In 2023, Loftis announced he would retire and not seek reelection.[4][5]
Loftis opposes to gay marriage and strongly supports marriage as defined between a man and woman.[6] He voted to keep the Confederate Flag flying above the South Carolina Statehouse.[7] He is a strong supporter of "law and order," the second amendment, and South Carolina's "heartbeat bill," restricting abortion after six-weeks.[8]
Loftis resides in Greenville, South Carolina with his wife Sandra. They have three children. Loftis first obtained an Associate degree from North Greenville University (then, North Greenville College) in 1966. He was an insurance agent, but has since retired.[9]
Loftis has been an active member of the Greenville community, particularly on issues of crime and education. He is a board member and past president of the Crime Stoppers of Greenville, and has held positions such as:
Year | Office | Type | Party | Main opponent | Party | Votes for Loftis | Result | Swing | Ref. | |||||||
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Total | % | P. | ±% | |||||||||||||
1996 | S.C. Representative | General | Republican | Johnnie S. Fulton | Democratic | 4,992 | 56.48% | 1st | N/A | Won | Hold | [10] | ||||
1998 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 6,224 | 97.69% | 1st | +41.21% | Won | Hold | [11] | |||||
2000 | General | Republican | Debbie Hill | Democratic | 6,126 | 66.02% | 1st | -31.67% | Won | Hold | [12] | |||||
2002 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 6,441 | 97.80% | 1st | +31.78% | Won | Hold | [13] | |||||
2004 | General | Republican | Luanne M. Taylor | Democratic | 7,746 | 72.14% | 1st | -25.66% | Won | Hold | [14] | |||||
2006 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 5,991 | 98.89% | 1st | +26.75% | Won | Hold | [15] | |||||
2008 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 9,205 | 98.58% | 1st | -0.31% | Won | Hold | [16][17] | |||||
2010 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 6,467 | 98.60% | 1st | +0.02% | Won | Hold | [18] | |||||
2012 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 9,213 | 97.90% | 1st | -0.70% | Won | Hold | [19] | |||||
2014 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 6,492 | 98.62% | 1st | +0.72% | Won | Hold | [20] | |||||
2016 | General | Republican | Write-in | N/A | 10,379 | 98.56% | 1st | -0.06% | Won | Hold | [21] | |||||
2018 | General | Republican | Carrie Counton | Democratic | 6,744 | 61.16% | 1st | -37.40% | Won | Hold | [22] | |||||
2019 | S.C. Senate | Rep. primary | Republican | Amy Ryberg Doyle | Republican | 3,528 | 55.41% | 1st | N/A | Won | N/A | [23][1] | ||||
Special | Republican | Tina Belge | Democratic | 4,440 | 55.64% | 1st | N/A | Won | Hold | [24] | ||||||
2020 | General | Republican | Hao Wu | Democratic | 33,300 | 65.13% | 1st | N/A | Won | Hold | [8][25] | |||||
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