President pro tempore of the South Carolina Senate
In office January 25, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by
Kevin L. Bryant
Succeeded by
Office Abolished
In office June 18, 2014 – January 23, 2017
Preceded by
Yancey McGill
Succeeded by
Kevin L. Bryant
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 31st district
In office January 8, 1985 – November 12, 2021
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Mike Reichenbach
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 11th district
In office January 14, 1981 – January 8, 1985
Serving with Ralph Henry Ellis, Frank Hilton McGill, Thomas Earl Smith, Jr.
Preceded by
John Waller
Succeeded by
William Richard Lee
Personal details
Born
(1931-04-14)April 14, 1931 Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
November 12, 2021(2021-11-12) (aged 90) Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party
Democratic (before 1996) Republican (1996–2021)
Spouses
Joyce Jerline Smith
(m. 1952; div. 1977)
Jean Helms Allen
(m. 1978)
Children
6
Education
North Carolina State University (BS)
Hugh Kenneth Leatherman Sr. (April 14, 1931 – November 12, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate from 1981 until his death in 2021. The 31st District, which he represented, is anchored in Florence, South Carolina. From 2001 until his death, Leatherman effectively controlled South Carolina's budget as the Senate Finance Chairman and was considered one of the most powerful people in South Carolina politics.
He negotiated the deal to bring Boeing to South Carolina in 2009 and secured funding for the deepening of the Charleston Harbor in 2011. At the time of his death, Leatherman served as Vice Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
He served as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate for all but one day from June 18, 2014, to January 8, 2019. The position was abolished and replaced with the President of the Senate. Prior to this change, Leatherman was capable of being both President of the Senate and Senate Finance Chairman. He was also a member of the State Budget and Control Board until it was abolished in 2014.
Leatherman orchestrated the Republican takeover of the South Carolina Senate in 2001. Prior to 1996, Leatherman was a member of the Democratic Party and switched parties during the Republican Revolution. Leatherman was often criticized by fellow Republicans for his willingness to work with Democratic lawmakers.
Hugh Kenneth Leatherman Sr. (April 14, 1931 – November 12, 2021) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate...
Fiscal Years 2016 and 2020, including Phase 1 of the recently opened Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, as well as major improvements to existing facilities, technology...
powerful senate finance chairman HughLeatherman's primary opponent in 2016. After winning the primary, Leatherman stated that Haley was not just a lame...
Assembly to sell the state-owned utility" in 2021. In November 2020, HughLeatherman, the chairman for the senate finance committee, called for the chairman...
candidates in Districts 16, 22, & 26. After longtime Republican incumbent HughLeatherman passed away in November of 2021, a special election was held to fill...
Senator Gerald Malloy, Representative Joseph Neal, Senate President HughLeatherman, Senator John W. Matthews Jr., the widow, Mrs. Jennifer Pinckney, and...
Harrell effectively controlled policy in South Carolina alongside HughLeatherman and Glenn F. McConnell during Governor Mark Sanford's administration...
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was largely held by three members of the General Assembly: Senators HughLeatherman and Glenn F. McConnell and House Speaker Bobby Harrell. The Republican-led...
2010) April 13 – Dan Gurney, race car driver (d. 2018) April 14 – HughLeatherman, politician (d. 2021) April 16 – Julian Carroll, lawyer and politician...
Democratic primary, but ran unopposed in the general election. Incumbent HughLeatherman ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election. Incumbent...
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Speakers at the unveiling included State Senators Gerald Malloy, HughLeatherman, and John W. Matthews Jr.; State Representative Joseph Neal; the widow...
affairs would not change, but in 2017, President Pro Tem of the Senate, HughLeatherman, tasked Sheheen with leading a committee to push through a road funding...
capacity, including the construction of a new terminal named after HughLeatherman at a cost of $1 billion and an intermodal facility on the old navy...
separated in November 2007 and later divorced. In May 2019, he married Amanda Leatherman. Negreanu has a blog at Full Contact Poker where he posts his thoughts...
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