Richard harpootlian biography

American politician (born 1949)

Richard A. "Dick" Harpootlian (born January 23, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the South Carolina Senate from the 20th district from 2018 to 2024.

He served as the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2013. He also previously served as solicitor (district attorney) for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina from 1991 until 1995.

Richard harpootlian biography

As a member of the South Carolina Senate, Harpootlian had been a frequent critic of the state's budgetary practices. He served as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Early life, education and career

Richard Harpootlian was born in 1949 to Jody (née Williams) and Harold Harpootlian.^[1] He is of Armenian descent; his grandparents immigrated to the United States after fleeing their hometown of Harpoot (present-day Turkey) in the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide.^[2] He