Michael L. Fair (born June 16, 1946) is an American politician who represented the 6th District in the South Carolina Senate. Fair, a Republican, was a state senator from 1995 to 2017.
Fair is a native, and lifelong, resident of Greenville, where he serves as a deacon at Faith Baptist Church. He graduated from Greenville's Parker High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and football and served as president of the student body. He married his high-school sweetheart, Judy, and the couple has a daughter and three grandchildren.[1] Fair is a graduate of University of South Carolina, where he played quarterback on the Gamecock football team during the mid-1960s.[2] Prior to being elected to the South Carolina General Assembly, Fair served for six years on Greenville County Council.
South Carolina General Assemblyedit
Fair was first elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1984 and served until November 1995 when he was elected to the South Carolina State Senate. As chairman of the Corrections and Penology committee, he was criticized in Atlantic Monthly for not attempting to check mistreatment of mentally ill prisoners in the South Carolina prison system and claiming he had no knowledge of the mistreatment despite having chaired the task force that investigated the abuses.[3] Fair also served on the Education, Finance and Medical Affairs committees.
Like approximately 40% of South Carolina state senators, Fair elected to take a yearly lifelong payout of $32,390 in deferred pay from the General Assembly Retirement System rather than his $10,400 salary.[4][5]
In 2016, Fair faced a Republican primary challenge from lawyer William Timmons,[6] which Fair lost in a runoff.[7] Timmons went on to win in the general election that same year.[8]
Political positionsedit
Fair, a conservative Christian, is a supporter of abstinence-based sex education and proposed legislation mandating that sex education classes include information that homosexual behavior is "unnatural, unhealthy and illegal."[9]
Fair supported the teaching of intelligent design in public schools. In 2008, he introduced a bill that would have specifically allowed public school teachers to critique evolution in their classrooms. The bill died in committee.[10]
Fair is anti-abortion and referred to abortions as our nation’s holocaust.[11][12] During a state senate debate over a proposed bill to ban abortions past 20 weeks, Fair said that according to Hitler "because you're a Jew, you had no right to live. In essence, some people are more qualified to live than others. And that's what we're saying here", referring to abortion.[13][14]
In 2011, Fair proposed a bill that would have prohibited Sharia law from being enacted in the state of South Carolina.[15] The following month, Fair unsuccessfully introduced legislation that would have prohibited Common Core educational standards from being imposed on South Carolina public schools.[16]
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^Cohen, Andrew (January 10, 2014). "When Good People Do Nothing: the Appalling Story of South Carolina's Prisons". The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^"First, cut legislative pensions | The Post and Courier | Charleston SC, News, Sports, Entertainment". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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^"Our Campaigns - SC State Senate 06 - R Runoff Race - Jun 28, 2016". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
^"Our Campaigns - SC State Senate 06 Race - Nov 08, 2016". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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For the Oklahoma politician see Mike Fair Oklahoma politician Michael L Fair born June 16 1946 is an American politician who represented the 6th District in the South Carolina Senate Fair a Republican was a state senator from 1995 to 2017 Mike FairMember of the South Carolina Senate from the 6th districtIn office October 7 1995 1995 October 07 January 10 2017 2017 January 10 Succeeded byWilliam TimmonsMember of the South Carolina House of RepresentativesIn office 1984 1984 1995 1995 Personal detailsBorn 1946 06 16 June 16 1946 age 77 Political partyRepublicanSpouseJudy T HodgeRelationsMeredith Fair Michael Edmonds Mcneil Edmonds Madison EdmondsResidenceGreenville South CarolinaAlma materUniversity of South CarolinaProfessionInsurance Contents 1 Personal 2 South Carolina General Assembly 2 1 Political positions 3 References 4 External links 5 External linksPersonal editFair is a native and lifelong resident of Greenville where he serves as a deacon at Faith Baptist Church He graduated from Greenville s Parker High School where he played baseball basketball and football and served as president of the student body He married his high school sweetheart Judy and the couple has a daughter and three grandchildren 1 Fair is a graduate of University of South Carolina where he played quarterback on the Gamecock football team during the mid 1960s 2 Prior to being elected to the South Carolina General Assembly Fair served for six years on Greenville County Council South Carolina General Assembly editFair was first elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1984 and served until November 1995 when he was elected to the South Carolina State Senate As chairman of the Corrections and Penology committee he was criticized in Atlantic Monthly for not attempting to check mistreatment of mentally ill prisoners in the South Carolina prison system and claiming he had no knowledge of the mistreatment despite having chaired the task force that investigated the abuses 3 Fair also served on the Education Finance and Medical Affairs committees Like approximately 40 of South Carolina state senators Fair elected to take a yearly lifelong payout of 32 390 in deferred pay from the General Assembly Retirement System rather than his 10 400 salary 4 5 In 2016 Fair faced a Republican primary challenge from lawyer William Timmons 6 which Fair lost in a runoff 7 Timmons went on to win in the general election that same year 8 Political positions edit Fair a conservative Christian is a supporter of abstinence based sex education and proposed legislation mandating that sex education classes include information that homosexual behavior is unnatural unhealthy and illegal 9 Fair supported the teaching of intelligent design in public schools In 2008 he introduced a bill that would have specifically allowed public school teachers to critique evolution in their classrooms The bill died in committee 10 Fair is anti abortion and referred to abortions as our nation s holocaust 11 12 During a state senate debate over a proposed bill to ban abortions past 20 weeks Fair said that according to Hitler because you re a Jew you had no right to live In essence some people are more qualified to live than others And that s what we re saying here referring to abortion 13 14 In 2011 Fair proposed a bill that would have prohibited Sharia law from being enacted in the state of South Carolina 15 The following month Fair unsuccessfully introduced legislation that would have prohibited Common Core educational standards from being imposed on South Carolina public schools 16 References edit Fair campaign website Archived 2013 03 19 at the Wayback Machine The Columbia SC State October 11 2009 Archived August 25 2012 at the Wayback Machine Cohen Andrew January 10 2014 When Good People Do Nothing the Appalling Story of South Carolina s Prisons The Atlantic Monthly Retrieved January 11 2014 First cut legislative pensions The Post and Courier Charleston SC News Sports Entertainment The Post and Courier Retrieved 2012 05 29 How state lawmakers pump up pensions in ways you can t Our Campaigns SC State Senate 06 R Primary Race Jun 14 2016 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved February 14 2021 Our Campaigns SC State Senate 06 R Runoff Race Jun 28 2016 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved February 14 2021 Our Campaigns SC State Senate 06 Race Nov 08 2016 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved February 14 2021 Spartanburg Herald Journal April 6 1988 SB 1386 South Carolina Senate 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 07 17 The National Center for Science Education described the bill as aimed at undermining the teaching of evolution National Center for Science Education 2008 Antievolution legislation in South Carolina Smith Tim 9 April 2014 Fair criticizes abortion bill poll by group The Greenville News Retrieved 3 May 2014 Smith Tim 2 May 2014 Mention of Holocaust in SC abortion debate sparks anger The State Borden Jeremy 1 May 2014 20 week abortion ban moves to S C Senate floor The Post and Courier Retrieved 3 May 2014 Smith Tim 2 May 2014 Mention of Holocaust in SC abortion debate sparks anger The State Huffington Post January 31 2011 2011 2012 Bill 604 Common Core State Standards South Carolina Legislature Online External links editSouth Carolina Legislature Senator Michael L Fair official SC Senate website Project Vote Smart Senator Michael L Fair SC permanent dead link profile Follow the Money Michael L Fair 2006 2004 2002 2000 1996 campaign contributions Appearances on C SPANExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mike Fair South Carolina politician Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Fair South Carolina politician amp oldid 1213238095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
