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  • FILE - Sen. Arthur Ravenel, R-Mount Pleasant, sits at the end of the dock of his house in Mount Pleasant,S.C., and talks about his career in South Carolina politics on July 28, 2004. Ravenel, the former congressman and state lawmaker who helped build the Republican Party in South Carolina and get money for the graceful bridge that dominates the Charleston skyline and bears his name, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, his family announced in a short statement. He was 95. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky, File)
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    Longtime politician, bridge namesake Arthur Ravenel dies
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    Arthur Ravenel, the former congressman and South Carolina lawmaker who helped get the money for the graceful bridge that dominates the Charleston skyline and bears his name, has died at age 95. Ravenel's family announced in a short statement that he died Monday. Ravenel spent six decades in public service, elected to the state Senate, the state House and Congress.