South Carolina Legislature


    Representative Patsy G. Knight

Representative Patsy G. Knight photo

Home County: DORCHESTER

House District 97 - Colleton, Dorchester

Personal Information

  • Full-time Legislator
  • Residing in Dorchester County
  • Born December 9
  • Daughter of the late Rev. & Mrs. B. C. Gleaton
  • Attended Loris, Chicora, Fort Mill, and graduated from H-R High School
  • Single, 2 daughters, Mary Margaret and Laura Ann
  • Former Charter member, St. George Rotary International District #7770
  • Former Charter member, ABWA of St. George Chapter
  • SCSE Association, 1981-2006
  • Dorchester County Chapter Outstanding Female State Employee, 1988
  • Clemson University Palmetto Leadership Graduate
  • Local Government Records Advisory Council
  • South Carolina Auditor, Treasurer, and Tax Collectors Association, 1981-06, SCATT-Vice President, 2000-01, SCATT-President, 2001-2002
  • SCATT's-L. H. "Sonny" Siau Award of Excellence, 2004
  • South Carolina Association of Counties, 1981-2006, SCAC-Executive Board member and Treasurer, 1984-2006
  • Summerville/Dorchester Chamber
  • Tri-County Chamber
  • Dorchester Ducks Unlimited
  • Women League of Voters
  • Member, House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2006-2016
  • DNR-Subcommittee-Wildlife, 2006-2012
  • Member, House Agriculture Subcommittee Environmental Affairs II, 2013-2016
  • House Democratic Caucus, 2006-, Treasurer, 2006-07
  • Honorary Member, Civil Air Patrol
  • Women in Government
  • South Carolina Democratic Women's Caucus
  • General Assembly Women Caucus
  • House Arts Caucus
  • Rural Caucus
  • Sportsman Caucus
  • Colleton County Delegation Vice Chair 2017-
  • Community Service Image Award, St. George Branch NAACP, 2010
  • Operations and Management Committee 2011-
  • Member, Indian Field United Methodist Church, Communications Chair, former church Treasurer and choir member
  • Member, House- Education and Public Works Committee 2017-
  • EPW-Sub Committee-Higher Education 2017-
  • EPW-Sub Committee-Motor Vehicle 2017-
  • EPW-Ad Hoc Committee on Competency Based Education and Education Reform 2017-
  • Joint Legislative Committee to Study Services, Programs and Facilities for Aging 2017 - present

   

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