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Summary

Senator Karl B. Allen

Full Name: Karl B. Allen
Office: State Senate (SC) - District 7, Democratic, Working Families
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Single; 1 Child: Brittanie Elizabeth
Birth Date: 10/13/1960
Birth Place: Greenville, SC
Home City: Greenville, SC

Recent Key Votes

Amendment No. 1 - Distribution Facilities and the Sales Tax
Legislation (Nay)

April 27, 2011 - -Specifies that owning or utilizing a distribution facility within South Carolina is not considered in determining whether or not the person or company owning the ...

H 3584 - Cigarette Tax Increase
Legislation (Yea)

May 12, 2010 - -Authorizes that the revenue raised from the surtax be distributed as follows (Sec. 1):-$5 million annually to the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer ...

H 3305 - Requiring Secret Ballot Elections
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

March 10, 2010

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Recent Public Statements

Issue Position: Healthcare

Jan. 1, 2012 - Karl B. Allen believes in healthcare for senior citizens, education for our children and economic development for our area. Allen has built upon his advocacy ...

Issue Position: Economic Development

Jan. 1, 2012 - In 2009, Karl helped with the expansion of car manufacturing giant BMW, with many employees coming from District 7, a $900 million investment which will ...

Issue Position: Education

Jan. 1, 2012 - Since he began his tenure in 2000 as State Representative, Karl has fought for health education, dental care, after-school and anti-obesity programs and nutritious breakfasts ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Positions 58%
2012 South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee Positions 61
2009 South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Positions 57%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($19,450.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Karl Allen refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/email.php?T=M&C=15340908

Capitol Website
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0015340908

Capitol
610 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-212-6040

Capitol
108 Lavinia Avenue
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864-235-9049

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