Liz Patterson
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About
After representing both the fourth and twelfth districts of South Carolina in the state's Senate, this Democratic Party politician became a fourth-district (SC) representative to the United States Congress.
Before Fame
She earned her bachelor's degree from Columbia College and went on to study at the University of South Carolina and work for the Peace Corps.
Trivia
After ending her career as a United States Representative from South Carolina, she launched an unsuccessful campaign for South Carolina Lieutenant Governor and taught in the political science department of Spartanburg Methodist College.
Family Life
Her father, Olin D. Johnston, was both a United States Senator and a Governor of South Carolina.
Associated With
Early in her career, she worked for President Lyndon B. Johnson's Office of Economic Opportunity.