Michael William Fanning (born April 4, 1967) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 17th District ( Chester, Fairfield & York Counties), serving since 2016. ^[1] He is a member of the Democratic party. ^[2]

Political career

S.C. Senate

Elections

• 2016 South Carolina Senate election: In 2016, Fanning succeeded in defeating Democratic 16-year incumbent Creighton Coleman after forcing him into a runoff in an initial three-way primary. ^{[3] [4]} Fanning would go onto defeat the Republican challenger, Mark Palmer. ^[5]
• 2020 South Carolina Senate election: In 2020, Fanning defeated Democratic primary challenger MaryGail Douglas, a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. ^{[6] [7]} Fanning would go onto defeat Republican Erin Mosley in the general election, although Fanning would only win by about 1,600 votes . ^[8]
• 2024 South Carolina Senate election: In March 2024, several Republicans filed challenges to the Senate seat held by Fanning, including businessmen Tripp McCoy ^[9] and Tibi Czentye. ^[10]

Personal life

Fanning was born in Columbia, South Carolina on April 4, 1967 to Joseph and Janet Fanning. He received a B.A. from Wofford College in 1991, an M.S (1996), Ed.S. (1997), and a Ph.D. (2008) from the University of South Carolina. He also received a teaching certificate from Benedict College in 1992. He taught at Estill High School from 1992 to 1994, and at Columbia High School from 1994 to 1998. ^[1]

Fanning is the Executive Directory of the Olde English Consortion, an education-focused non-profit. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

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