"P" is for Patterson, Gladys Elizabeth Johnston [b. 1939]. Legislator. Congresswoman. After graduating from Columbia College, Patterson served as a public affairs officer with the Peace Corps and with VISTA in Washington, D.C. –and as an administrator with the Head Start Program in Columbia. After a brief stint on the Spartanburg County Council, she was elected to the South Carolina Senate, serving from 1979 to 1986. In 1986, Patterson ran for Congress as a Democrat in the solidly Republican Fourth Congressional District--and won. In Congress, she promoted budget reform and served on committees dealing with banking, veterans’ affairs, hunger, and international competitiveness. She lost her bid for re-election in 1992. Two years later Gladys Elizabeth Johnston Patterson won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, but lost in the general election and retired from politics.
"P" is for Patterson, Gladys Elizabeth Johnston [b. 1939]
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