Marlon Kimpson's Biography
- State Senate (SC) - District 42, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
508 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Full Name:
Marlon Kimpson
Gender:
Male
Family:
2 Children: Marleigh, Marlon
Birth Place:
Columbia, SC
Home City:
Charleston, SC
JD, Law, University of South Carolina Law School, 1999
BA, Morehouse College, 1991
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 42, 2013-2023
Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 42, 2020
Member, Corrections and Penology Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Medical Affairs Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Invitations Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Attorney, Motley Rice, Limited Liability Company, 2000-present
Law Clerk, Honorable Matthew J. Perry, 1999-2000
Member, NAACP, 2011-present
Member, Morris Brown African Methodist Episcopalian Church, 2002-present
Member, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1997-present
Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 1989-present
Member, American Association for Justice, present
Member, American Bar Association
Former Member, Carolina Youth Development Center Board
Former President, Charleston Black Lawyers Association
Former Member, Charleston Trident Urban League Board
Former Chair, Closing the Gap in Healthcare Scholarships for African-American Students, The Medical University of South Carolina
Member, National Bar Association
Former First Vice Chair, South Carolina Democratic Party
Member, University of South Carolina Board of Visitors, 2006-2009
Chair, South Carolina Election Commission, 2001-2003
Awards:
South Carolina Litigation Star, Benchmark Plaintiff, 2012-2014
National Litigation Star, Benchmark Plaintiff, 2012
University of South Carolina School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award, 1999
Father's Name:
Milton
Father's Occupation:
Educator, community leader, and served in the cabinet of Governor Dick Riley
Mother's Name:
Wilhelmina
Mother's Occupation:
Public school teacher and administrator