Margie Matthews' Biography
- State Senate (SC) - District 45, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
508 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Full Name:
Margie Bright Matthews
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Patrick; 4 Children: Jessica, Patrice, Meredith, Mattison
Birth Place:
Walterboro, SC
Home City:
Walterboro, SC
JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1989
BS, University of South Carolina, 1985
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 45, 2015-present
Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 45, 2024
Member, Constitutional Subcommittee
Member, Ethics Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Member, Legislative Oversight Committee
Member, Medical Affairs Committee
Member, Office of Resilience Subcommittee
Member, Robert Smalls Monument Commission
Member, Subcommittee on Sales and Income Tax
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Ethics Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Finance Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Legislative Oversight Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Medical Affairs Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Member, Transportation Committee, South Carolina State Senate, 2025-present
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Family and Veterans' Services Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Owner, Bright Matthews Law Firm, Limited Liability Corporation, 1992-present
Associate Attorney, McLeod, Fraser & Cone, 1989-1992
Member, South Carolina Bar Association, 1989-present
State Delegate, American Association for Justice
President, Colleton County Bar Association
Member, Colleton County Resource and Development Board
Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Former Member, Head Start Advisory Council, Leadership Columbia Alumni Association
Member, New Life United Methodist Church
Former Member, Rice Festival Committee
Member, Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Board
Member, South Carolina Association for Justice Board of Governors
Member, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Advisory Panel, 14th Judicial Circuit
Member, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
Former Member, Walterboro Rotary Club
Date of Wedding Anniversary:
October 24, 1992
Father's Name:
Herbert Garfield
Mother's Name:
Jessie Rine Davis Bright