Cathy Harvin
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Cathy Jane Harvin was an American
United States
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 Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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 politician and legislator from South Carolina
South Carolina
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.

Born to Janet A. and Hyman J. Brand (who survive their daughter) in Quantico, Virginia
Quantico, Virginia
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density is . There are 359 housing units at an average density of .-Racial composition:...

, she graduated from the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
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 in 1975. In 2006, she was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina House of Representatives
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, from Summerton, South Carolina
Summerton, South Carolina
Summerton is a town in Clarendon County, South Carolina, in the United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summerton is at ....

, serving until her death at the age of 56 from breast cancer
Breast cancer
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 at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital in Charleston.

A Presbyterian, she was survived by her parents, her daughter, a sister, and two nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Alexander Harvin
Charles Alexander Harvin
Charles Alexander "Alex" Harvin was an American, Democratic politician and legislator from South Carolina....

, III, whose house seat she was elected to in a special election.
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