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David Vaughan
David Vaughan
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives; from the 27th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 6, 2022
Preceded by	Garry R. Smith
Personal details
Born	January 21, 1965 (age 59); Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of South Carolina (BS)

David Vaughan is an American businessman and politician who is serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 27th district. He is a Republican.

Early life and education

David Vaughan was born in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1987 he was graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree.^[1]

Career

In 1996, Vaughan became a business owner by constructing self-storage units around the Greenville area.^[2]

Vaughan won the June 2022 Republican primary with 52% of the vote, and won the general election unopposed.^[3] He succeeded Garry R. Smith, who had held the office since 2003 and did not seek reelection.^[4] Vaughan assumed office on December 6, 2022.^[5]

Vaughn serves on the House Education and Public Works Committee.^[6]

In 2023, Vaughan was briefly among the Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty;^[7]^[8] he later withdrew his sponsorship, texting NBC News he had "signed on that bill in Error (sic)".^[9]