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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Richard W. Riley |
| Address |
Greenville, South Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
January 02, 1933 |
| Died |
Still Living
(92 years) |
| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Modifed | RBH
May 25, 2016 04:00pm |
| Tags |
Navy - Methodist -
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| Info | Furman University - cum laude, 1954
University of South Carolina - law degree, 1959
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Occupations
US Navy - served on a minesweeper
Lawyer
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Major Events and Accomplishments - 1st term - 1979-1983
South Carolina's Nuclear Advisory Council was created to control the shipment of nuclear waste into the state following the nuclear reactor accident at Three Mile Island, PA - 1979
Camden native Lane Kirkland was elected second president of the AFL-CIO - November 19, 1979
The Catawba Indians filed a suit claiming title to 140,000 acres in York and Lancaster counties - October 28, 1980
Voters approved an amendment to the state constitution allowing governors to serve two consecutive terms - November 4, 1980
University of South Carolina running back George Rogers won the Heisman trophy - December 1, 1980
Governor Riley received the Special Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation - 1981
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Major Events and Accomplishments - 2nd term - 1983-1987
The Reverend I. DeQuincy Newman became the first black South Carolina state senator to be elected in the 20th century - October 25, 1983
Governor Riley signed the Education Improvement Act, increasing the state sales tax by 1% in order to raise $250 million to fund public school reform - 1984
Ernest A. Finney, Jr. became the first black South Carolina Supreme Court justice to be elected since Reconstruction - July 12, 1985
Lake City native Ronald E. McNair was one of the astronauts killed in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger - January 28, 1986
After ninety-five years of local ownership by the Hampton family, The State announced its sale to giant newspaper chain Knight-Ridder - October 1986
By the end of Governor Riley's second term, he had visited each of the state's ninety-one school districts - 1979-1987
Over the course of Governor Riley's years in office, South Carolina's per student spending on education rose from 49th in the nation to 41st - 1979-1987
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Other Government Positions
South Carolina House of Representatives - 1963-1966
South Carolina Senate - 1967-1976
US Secretary of Education - 1993-2000
Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions, etc.
Received Indiana University's first Urban University Medal - 1998
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