Personal Information

• Residing at 2 Edwards Dr., Summerton
• Born Feb. 7, 1950
• Son of the late Charles Alexander, Jr. and Thomasine (Graham) Harvin
• Graduated from Charleston Southern Univ., B.A., 1972
• Augusta Law School, J.D., 1976
• Mar. 20, 1982 Married to Cathy Jane Brand, 1 child, Mary Franklin
• Pres., Charleston Southern Univ. Chap. Pi Gamma Mu (Hon. Soc.), 1972
• Pres. of Class of 1972
• Chm., Charleston Southern Univ. Young Dem.
• Who's Who Among Students at Amer. Colls. & Univs., 1972
• Student Chm., Amer. Bar Assn. Com. on Intl. Exchange of Attys.
• Natl. Student Register, 1972
• Life mem., Alpha Phi Omega Natl. Serv. Frat., Outstanding Serv. Award, 1972
• S.C. Hall of Fame Trustee
• VP, 1983-84 & Pres., 1985-86, Clarendon Co. Historical Soc.
• Inducted into Huguenot Soc. of S.C., 1985 & First Families of S.C., 1987
• Bd. mem., Confederation of S.C. Local Historical Societies Exec. Council, 1985-91
• Bd. of Dirs., South Caroliniana Soc., 1986-89
• VC, Charleston Southern Univ. Alumni Bd., 1975-76
• Hon. Doctorate, Sherman Coll., 1979
• Hon. Doctor of Humanities, Francis Marion Univ., 1985
• Hon. Doctor of Laws, Charleston Southern Univ., 1988
• Bd. of Visitors at Clemson Univ., 1977
• Med. Univ. of S.C., 1986-87
• Charleston Southern Univ., 1988-90, 1997-98
• Distinguished Serv. Award, S.C. Dem. Party, 1981
• Legis. Serv. Award, UPS, 1984
• Freshman Legislator of the Year of Univ. of S.C. Young Dem., 1977
• Legislator of the Year, S.C. Student Legis., 1981
• S.C. Young Dem. Legislator of the Year, 1982
• S.C. State Library Bd. Legislator of the Year, 1982
• S.C. Assn. for the Deaf Legislator of the Year, 1985, 2001
• S.C. Animal Control Assn. Legislator of the Year, 1986
• Del., 1984 Dem. Natl. Convention
• VC, S.C. Dem. Party, 1976-78
• Chm., Clarendon Co. Dem. Party, 1979-
• Majority Whip, 1979-82
• Majority Leader, 1982-86
• Majority Leader Emeritus, 1986-
• VC, Jt. Agric. Study Com.
• VC, U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Comm.
• VC, NCSL Labor, Commerce & Econ. Dev. Com., 1985-90
• Chm., NCSL Com. on Intl., 1986
• Member of NCSL Exec. Com., 1988-91
• Masonic Lodge No. 105 (fourth generation)
• Scottish Rite
• Omar Shrine Temple (third generation)
• Who's Who in the South
• Who's Who in Politics in the U.S.
• Who's Who in America
• Bd. of Govs., S.C. Reinsurance Facility
• Jt. Ins. Study Com.
• Confederation of S.C. Local Historical Societies Exec. Council, 1985-91
• Charleston Southern Univ. 2000 Distinguished Alumni of the Year
• Mil. serv.: Major, S.C. Guard
• Prev. serv. in House 1977-05.