Gloria Arias Haskins
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Gloria Arias Haskins was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
, first elected in a special election following the death of her husband Terry Haskins
.
Haskins was born in Bogota
, Colombia to Salomon Arias and his wife Betty Bardon. She attended college at both the City University of New York
and Bob Jones University
.
Haskins was a member of the State House from 2000 to 2008, when she was defeated in the Republican primary by Wendy Nanney
.
South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections...
, first elected in a special election following the death of her husband Terry Haskins
Terry Haskins
Terry Edward Haskins was a South Carolina Republican politician and Speaker pro-tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1995 until his death....
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Haskins was born in Bogota
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia to Salomon Arias and his wife Betty Bardon. She attended college at both the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
and Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University
Bob Jones University is a private, for-profit, non-denominational Protestant university in Greenville, South Carolina.The university was founded in 1927 by Bob Jones, Sr. , an evangelist and contemporary of Billy Sunday...
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Haskins was a member of the State House from 2000 to 2008, when she was defeated in the Republican primary by Wendy Nanney
Wendy Nanney
Wendy Kay Taylor Nanney is a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 22, a portion of Greenville County.-Biography:...
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