SC State Senator - District 7, #yeahTHATgreenville, Lawyer, Fighter for Justice.

Joined February 2019
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Proud to be a Gamecock!
We're counting ⬇️ the 86 days until Carolina Day 2020 - and celebrating our #Gamecocks in the Statehouse while we're at it! Representing District 7 is @SenKarlAllen. Senator Allen's district includes the 18,463 #UofSCAlumni living in Greenville County. #UofSCImpact
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Excited to be on @ThisWeekinSC to talk criminal justice reform and my sentencing reform bill with Joe McCulloch and our host @GavinJackson. Tune in tomorrow night at 7:30 or Sunday morning at 11:30.
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I was so excited to hear our teachers thank me for my bill to raise teacher pay in SC at the State House today. Join me in congratulating the South Carolina Teacher of the Year, Chanda Jefferson, a science teacher from Fairfield County. The children are our future!
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I am thrilled to stand beside United States District Judge Childs as we recognize our newest Circuit Court Judge, Courtney Clyburn Pope (along with her parents), who was elected today.
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Education, education, education! Our children and teachers are the most important investment we can make. I’m proud to introduce legislation to raise teacher pay to the national average, reduce class sizes, and streamline testing! Thanks to @TheSCEA for my A each year!
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A Youth in Government member from Greenville HS stopped by the Senate to give me some tips on legislating today!
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Sen. Karl Allen retweeted
Legacy Early College (SC) recognized on the floor of the Senate at the State House in Columbia, SC by @KarlAllenSC for an amazing 34-5 USA Prep National Championship season! Great experience for our scholars!
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Congratulations to the Legacy Early College basketball team from Greenville County! They took home the National Tournament Championship Title after an extraordinary season. Well done!
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Sen. Karl Allen retweeted
Join us in welcoming two of our Senators who recently joined Twitter! ☑️ @RonnieSabbSC ☑️ @KarlAllenSC Be sure to follow them for updates!
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It was a great time meeting with Gantt District firefighters this morning in Columbia! I’ll be joining them for lunch soon!
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Today the Senate Corrections and Penology Committee reported my sentencing reform bill out favorably. My thanks to the committee for their hard work and bipartisan effort. It’s time to reform the criminal justice system in South Carolina.
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It was a pleasure to have @CoryBooker with the Upstate clergy at Reedy Fork for our Annual MLK Luncheon today in Simpsonville. Thank you for visiting, Senator!
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Honored to be recognized for my legislative work by the Greenville Chamber on Thursday evening! The Ben Haskew Collaboration Award.
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We’re working closely with engineers to make our neighborhoods safer for walking. I’m excited to see these improvements happening in our community! wyff4.com/article/electronic…
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Sen. Karl Allen retweeted
Check out and share this fascinating glimpse into the history of the Supreme Court of South Carolina by @ProfLeonard_ISU and @ProfJVRoss! #appellatetwitter #52courts52weeks #lawtwitter
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So much to learn about the South Carolina Supreme Court this week! @jcfew @SCBAR @SCATJ #52courts52weeks #BlackHistoryMonth
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