Ennis M. Fant
Ennis M. Fant Sr. | |
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Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Preceded by | Sara Beatty Shelton |
Succeeded by | Ralph Anderson (politician) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Ennis Maurice Fant Sr., (born 1943) is an American politician.
Political career
[edit]Fant currently serves on Greenville County Council representing District 25, and is Senior Pastor of Pleasantville Missionary Baptist Church in Powdersville, South Carolina.
Fant served as a Democratic member for the 23rd district in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991.[1] Fant lost his seat as a result of Operation Lost Trust.[2]
2012 State Senate race
[edit]In 2012, Fant filed to run for South Carolina Senate District 7, when Ralph Anderson was considering stepping down.[3]
2024 County Council race
[edit]In 2024, Fant was challenged by Lisa Sweeney, Patrick Prince, and activist Derrick Quarles, who had previously run for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25. Fant narrowly defeated Quarles in a runoff on June 25.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Representative Ennis Maurice Fant". 1989.
- ^ FILE PHOTO Ennis Fant ...a Baptist minister Fant gets 20 months for conspiracy". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Fant announces run". Greenville Journal. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Moss, Savannah (June 25, 2024). "Greenville County primary runoff voters back incumbents who keep council seats". The Greenville News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.