Brenda Lee (politician)

Brenda Lee
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
1995–2005
Preceded byDonald W. Beatty
Succeeded byHarold Mitchell, Jr.
Personal details
Born
Brenda Lee

Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Brenda Lee is an American politician. She was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 31st District, serving from 1995 to 2005. She is a member of the Democratic party.

Early life

Lee grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in a historically Black South side neighborhood,[1] graduating from Carver High School in 1966.

Political career

Lee was a page for Horry County South Carolina State Senator Jim Stevens in the 1990s, and later a campaign manager for Jim Clyburn's run for Congress. She was elected to the State Legislature in 1995, the first Black woman from Spartanburg County to serve. Lee was a legislator for a decade.

She served with numerous organizations, including the Urban League of the Upstate, the President's Advisory Committee of Wofford College, and the Spartanburg Development Council.[2]

In 2019, Lee invited Presidential candidate Kamala Harris to South Carolina, and endorsed her.[3]

Honors

In 2023, Lee received an honorary degree from Wofford College.[4]

Publications

Lee, along with co-authors Jim Neighbors, and Betsy Wakefield Teter, wrote the book North of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the College, released in 2024. It includes cover remarks by historian Timothy Tyson.[5]

Personal life

Lee is married to Caveril Pryce.

References

  1. ^ Jr, Alex Hicks. "Brenda Lee Pryce talks about her life in Spartanburg". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  2. ^ "Representative Brenda Lee". South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Jr, Cleve R. Wootson (2020-08-21). "She spent decades getting men elected. Harris's nomination is a dream fulfilled". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  4. ^ College, Wofford. "Wofford College to award honorary degrees". www.wofford.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  5. ^ "North of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the College | Local". Hub City Writers Project. Retrieved 2024-07-23.