Karl Allen's Biography
- State Senate (SC) - District 7, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (SC) - District 7
Contact Information
Office
602 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201
108 Lavinia Avenue
Greenville, SC 29601
Full Name:
Karl B. Allen
Gender:
Male
Family:
Single; 1 Child: Brittanie Elizabeth
Birth Date:
10/13/1960
Birth Place:
Greenville, SC
Home City:
Greenville, SC
JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1986
BA, Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1982
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 7, 2012-present
Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 7, 2020
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2001-2012
Member, Corrections and Penology Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice
Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Member, Subcommittee on Property Tax
Former Member, Constitutional Subcommittee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Transportation and Regulatory Subcommittee, South Carolina State Senate
Member, Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Education Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Finance Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Labor, Commerce, and Industry Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Rules Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2023-2024
Senior Partner, Karl B. Allen Law Firm, Limited Liability Company, present
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Greenville County Bar Association
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Former President, National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
Member, Rainbow People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH)
Member, South Carolina State Bar Association
Member, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Awards:
Community Service Award, Baptist Ministers' Fellowship of Greenville, 2006 & 2010;
Top Political Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2008;
South Carolina Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Alzheimer's Association, 2012;
Recognized, education voting record, South Carolina Education Association, 2000-2016;
President's Political Courage Award, South Carolina Baptist Congress of Christian Education, 2015;
Recognized, Greenville Technical College, 2016
Father's Name:
Jesse E.
Mother's Name:
Maudie E.