Dwight A. Loftis

Dwight A. Loftis REPRepublican

State Senator, District 6

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Dwight A. LoftisREPRepublican State Senator, District 6
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Dwight Loftis (born February 4, 1943) is an American politician from South Carolina. A member of the South Carolina Senate since 2019, he previously represented district 19 in the South Carolina House of Representatives for 23 years from 1996 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.Loftis became the Republican nominee for South Carolina Senate district 6 on January 22, 2019, by beating opponents Amy Ryberg Doyle and Jeffery Stringer.He won his state senate district 6 election with 56 percent of the votes against Democrat Tina Belge who received 44 percent of the votes in her first run for elected office.Loftis opposes to gay marriage and strongly supports marriage as defined between a man and woman.He voted to keep the Confederate Flag flying above the South Carolina Statehouse.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
North Greenville College
AA
1961 - 1966
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Senator
South Carolina State Senate
2019 - Current
Representative
South Carolina State House of Representatives
1996 - 2019
Agent
Loftis Group, Limited Liability Company
1974 - 2008
Other Experience1 - 13 of 13
Member
Clearview Baptist Church
Current
Former Chair
North West Business Education Partnership School District, Greenville County
Former Member
Leadership Council School District, Greenville County
Former President
Crime Stoppers of Greenville Board
Former Trustee
Greenville County Schools
Former Chair
Transportation, Regulatory and Cultural Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Economic Development, Capital Improvement and Other Taxes Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Committee to Investigate Candidates for the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce Development, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member
Ways and Means Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Economic Development and Natural Resources, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member
Family and Veterans' Services Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Rules Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
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