User:Tatefewfor72/sandbox
Tate Few | |
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| Democratic candidate for the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 2001 Atlanta, GA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina (J.D.)
University of North Dakota (M.S.) Coastal Carolina University (B.A.) |
| Profession | Political Candidate, Non-Profit Owner, Student |
Intro
[edit]Tate Few is the Democratic candidate in District 72 for the South Carolina House of Representatives. He currently lives in Columbia, SC. He served as a Legislative Assistant during the 2023-2024 legislative session and is a student at the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is heavily involved with the Pro-Bono Board, the LGBTQ+ working group, and has volunteered with many local advocacy groups. If elected, he would be the first openly gay Democrat in South Carolina history.
Background
[edit]Tate is originally from Atlanta, GA, born on April 28th, 2001. He has a twin brother, Jack Few, who has Down Syndrome and both were raised by a single mother. He moved to Charleston, South Carolina with his family in 2016 to attend Wando High School. He then went on the get his B.A. in Intelligence and National Security at Coastal Carolina University and his M.S. in Aerospace Studies at the University of North Dakota. During his undergraduate career, he served as a Senator and as the President Pro-Tempore of the Student Government Association at CCU, where he committed to environmental action, parking and infrastructure improvement, and LGBTQ+ inclusivity on campus (such as passing legislation for gender-neutral bathrooms). In addition, he was the President of the American Sign Language Club, where he took on the role of educating students and the local community, given that no class was being offered at the university.
Outside of the classroom in graduate school, he developed his own non-profit organization called the Space Debris Foundation, aimed at researching removal of space debris to increase space-based resources for underserved communities, advocating for sustainability in Earth's orbit, and educating the state's youth on the importance of space for the purpose of workforce development in the industry.