Derrick was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1974. That same year, he was elected to the House from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district, succeeding longtime congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn. He was reelected nine times. Although he represented a district that had become increasingly friendly to Republicans at the national level, he himself only faced serious opposition in 1988. Derrick served on the House Rules and Budget Committees during his tenure, and spent his final term as a Chief Deputy Whip.
Derrick did not run for reelection in 1994. As a measure of how Republican this district had become, one-term Republican state representative Lindsey Graham won the seat in a rout, taking 60 percent of the vote. By comparison, Derrick had won what would be his last election in 1992 with 61 percent of the vote. No Democrat has cleared the 40 percent barrier in the district since Derrick left office. This included 1996, when Graham defeated Debbie Dorn, William Jennings Bryan Dorn's daughter, with 60 percent of the vote to Dorn's 39 percent.
butler, derrick, butler, carson, derrick, september, 1936, 2014, american, politician, representative, from, south, carolina, member, house, representatives, from, south, carolina, districtin, office, january, 1975, january, 1995preceded, bywilliam, jennings, . Butler Carson Derrick Jr September 30 1936 May 5 2014 was an American politician and a U S Representative from South Carolina Butler DerrickMember of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 3rd districtIn office January 3 1975 January 3 1995Preceded byWilliam Jennings Bryan DornSucceeded byLindsey GrahamMember of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the Edgefield County districtIn office January 14 1969 January 3 1975Preceded byWalter ClarkSucceeded byConstituency abolishedPersonal detailsBornButler Carson Derrick Jr 1936 09 30 September 30 1936Springfield Massachusetts U S DiedMay 5 2014 2014 05 05 aged 77 Easley South Carolina U S Political partyDemocraticEducationUniversity of South Carolina BA University of Georgia LLB Born in Springfield Massachusetts he moved to his parents home state of South Carolina in his youth and attended the public schools in Mayesville and Florence He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958 and earned an LL B from the University of Georgia Law School in 1965 He was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1965 and commenced practice in Edgefield He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1969 to 1974 representing Edgefield County and was a delegate to the South Carolina State Democratic conventions in 1972 and 1974 Derrick was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1974 That same year he was elected to the House from South Carolina s 3rd congressional district succeeding longtime congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn He was reelected nine times Although he represented a district that had become increasingly friendly to Republicans at the national level he himself only faced serious opposition in 1988 Derrick served on the House Rules and Budget Committees during his tenure and spent his final term as a Chief Deputy Whip Derrick did not run for reelection in 1994 As a measure of how Republican this district had become one term Republican state representative Lindsey Graham won the seat in a rout taking 60 percent of the vote By comparison Derrick had won what would be his last election in 1992 with 61 percent of the vote No Democrat has cleared the 40 percent barrier in the district since Derrick left office This included 1996 when Graham defeated Debbie Dorn William Jennings Bryan Dorn s daughter with 60 percent of the vote to Dorn s 39 percent After retirement from Congress he was a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley amp Scarborough LLP in Washington DC He was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board in 2009 After Congress Derrick resided with his family in Charleston until a few years before his death when he moved to Easley Derrick died of cancer at his home in Easley on May 5 2014 1 References edit Former Congressman Butler Derrick diesExternal links editBiography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPAN nbsp Butler Derrick Papers at the University of South Carolina s South Carolina Political CollectionsU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byWilliam Jennings Bryan Dorn Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom South Carolina s 3rd congressional district1975 1995 Succeeded byLindsey Graham nbsp nbsp This article about a South Carolina politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Butler Derrick amp oldid 1126903617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
