Bakari Sellers

Bakari Sellers
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 90th district
In office
2006–2014
Preceded by Thomas Rhoad, Jr.
Succeeded by Justin Bamberg
Personal details
Born (1984-09-18) September 18, 1984
Political party Democratic
Residence Denmark, South Carolina
Education Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, South Carolina
Alma mater Morehouse College, Georgia
(B.A., 2005)
University of South Carolina
(J.D., 2008)
Profession Lawyer
Religion Episcopalian

Bakari T. Sellers (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician who represented South Carolina's 90th district in the lower house of the state legislature from 2006 to 2014. He vacated his seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives to run for Lieutenant Governor that year, but lost.[1] He was succeeded in office by Justin T. Bamberg.

Sellers is also the first vice chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party.

Early life

Sellers was born on September 18, 1984 and is the son of Gwendolyn Sellers and civil rights activist and professor Cleveland Sellers.

Education

Sellers was educated at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, a public high school in Orangeburg, South Carolina,[2] followed by Morehouse College, a private all-male and historically black, liberal arts college, in Atlanta, Georgia and at the University of South Carolina.

Life and career

Sellers was named HBCU Top 30 Under 30 in July 2014.[3]

Sellers is a frequent commentator on CNN.

Sellers has been an attorney with the Strom Law Firm, L.L.C. in Columbia, SC since 2007.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Kimberlei N. (January 22, 2015). "Ex-Rep. Sellers pops up on girlfriend’s reality show". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Arielle Hayes (March 21, 2014). "Lt. governor candidate Bakari Sellers tells Claflin students he is ready for next step as change agent". Www.Claflin.edu. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Robert K Hoggard. "HBCU Top 30 Under 30". hbcubuzz.com. Washington DC: HBCU Buzz. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ https://stromlaw.com/about/attorneys/bakari-sellers/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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