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| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office 1996 - | |
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| Born | (1946-06-16) June 16, 1946 (age 78) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Judy |
| Profession | insurance |
Michael L. Fair is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, who has represented the 6th District since 1996. He previously served in the South Carolina House from 1985 through 1995.
Political positions
Fair, a conservative Christian, has been a supporter of abstinence based sex education and has proposed legislation mandating that sex education classes include information that homosexual behavior is "unnatural, unhealthy and illegal."
Fair has also been an outspoken opponent of evolution. In 2008 he introduced a bill that would have specifically allowed public school teachers to critique evolution in their classrooms. The bill died in committee.
In 2011, Fair proposed a bill that would have prohibited Sharia law from being enacted in the state of South Carolina. The following month, Fair unsuccessfully introduced legislation that would have prohibited Common Core educational standards from being imposed on South Carolina public schools.
Legislative pension
Like approximately 40% of South Carolina state senators, Fair has elected to take $32,390 retirement pay from the General Assembly Retirement System rather than his $10,400 salary.
Personal
Fair is a native and life-long resident of Greenville, where he serves as a deacon at Faith Baptist Church. He graduated from Greenville's Parker High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and football and served as president of the student body. He married his high-school sweetheart, Judy, and the couple has a daughter and three grandchildren. Fair is a graduate of University of South Carolina, where he played quarterback on the Gamecock football team during the mid-1960s.
References
- Spartanburg Herald-Journal, April 6, 1988.
- SB 1386. South Carolina Senate. 2008.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) The National Center for Science Education described the bill as "aimed at undermining the teaching of evolution." National Center for Science Education (2008). "Antievolution legislation in South Carolina".{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - National Center for Science Education (2005). "Antievolution legislation in South Carolina dies". Retrieved 2010-07-08.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Huffington Post, January 31, 2011.
- http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/604.htm
- "First, cut legislative pensions | The Post and Courier | Charleston SC, News, Sports, Entertainment". The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- http://www.electmikefair.com/?page_id=2 Fair campaign website].
- The (Columbia, SC) State, October 11, 2009.
External links
- South Carolina Legislature - Senator Michael L. Fair official SC Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Michael L. Fair (SC) profile
- Follow the Money - Michael L. Fair
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