Lee Bright
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Lee Bright (born March 21, 1970) is an American politician in South Carolina.
A Republican, Bright is a former member of the South Carolina Senate.
First elected in 2008, he represented the 12th District which includes Spartanburg and Greenville counties until 2017.
Early life and education
Lee Bright was raised in Pauline, South Carolina. Bright graduated from Dorman High School in 1988.
Personal life
Bright is a member of Roebuck Baptist Church (Southern Baptist), Bright is a member of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's Board of Visitors. In 2013, he was re-nominated to a second four-year term on the board of trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberties Commission. Bright also served as a member of the Palmetto Family Council's Board of Directors, and the South Carolina Attorney General's Commission on the Family 2001 advisory board.
Career
Bright was elected to the Spartanburg School District Six Board in 1999, and served on the board until his election to the South Carolina legislature. As a school board member, Bright called for teaching creationism in school science classes, explaining, "they're teaching evolution right now in school, and it's only a theory." In 2005, Bright was recognized with a "Friend of the Taxpayer" award from Citizens for Efficient Government.
After serving as a trucking brokerage salesman for many years, Bright started his own trucking business, On Time, LLC. The company grew to employ over 100 people but was unable to recover after the Great Recession of 2008.
Bright has since been employed in a number of salesmen roles and in 2014 he started The Bright Agency, an independent insurance agency.
Bright contested the District 12 South Carolina Senate seat held by first-term incumbent John D. Hawkins in 2004, losing in a tight race by less than 50 votes. In 2008, Bright successfully challenged for the District 12 Senate seat. Hawkins chose not to seek reelection, leaving Bright to contest State Representative Scott Talley for the Republican nomination, which he ultimately won, along with the general election.
The 2012 election marked a replay of 2004 as Hawkins came out of retirement to challenge Bright in a campaign noted for its intensity. Governor Nikki Haley endorsed Bright over Hawkins, a move some claimed was in response to Hawkins's endorsement of Haley's 2010 election rival, Democrat Vincent Sheheen. Bright was, ultimately, handily reelected winning every precinct in his district and 65% of the primary vote. He went on to win the general election as well.
Bright lost his 2016 re-election bid in a primary runoff to former State Representative Talley. Haley reversed herself and endorsed Bright's opponent that year.
Bright announced on August 13, 2013, that he would seek his party's nomination for United States Senate against incumbent Republican Lindsey Graham. Bright placed a distant second with 15.43% of the vote.
Bright ran in the 2018 Republican primary to replace retiring Republican incumbent Trey Gowdy in South Carolina's 4th congressional district. He finished first in the June 12, 2018, primary with 25% of the vote, but two weeks later lost the primary runoff election to William Timmons on June 26, 2018.