Patrick Haddon

Patrick Haddon
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 19th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byDwight Loftis
Personal details
Born (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977 (age 49)
Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
PartyRepublican

Patrick B. Haddon (born September 15, 1977) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 19th District, serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.

Haddon is a member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus. He is Chair of the House Operations and Management Committee, and 1st Vice Chair of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee.

In 2023, Haddon was briefly among the Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty; he later withdrew his sponsorship.

In 2024, Haddon was among the state legislators appointed to serve on the Robert Smalls Monument Commission.

References

  1. ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  2. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ "South Carolina House Conservatives Form Own Freedom Caucus". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "South Carolina Freedom Caucus". Twitter. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "H. 3549". South Carolina General Assembly.
  7. ↑ Stuart, Tessa (March 13, 2023). "21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions". Rolling Stone.
  8. ↑ Richards, Zoë (March 18, 2023). "9 Republicans pull support from South Carolina bill allowing the death penalty for abortion". NBC News.
  9. ↑ Frazier, Herb (2024-08-23). "S.C. forms Smalls Monument Commission". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2024-08-30.