Brenda Lee (politician)

Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives; from the 31st district
	In office; 1995–2005
Preceded by	Donald W. Beatty
Succeeded by	Harold Mitchell, Jr.
Personal details
Born	Brenda Lee; Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Brenda Lee is an American politician. She was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 31st District, serving from 1995 to 2005. She is a member of the Democratic party.

Early life

Lee grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in a historically Black South side neighborhood,^[1] graduating from Carver High School in 1966.

Political career

Lee was a page for Horry County South Carolina State Senator Jim Stevens in the 1990s, and later a campaign manager for Jim Clyburn's run for Congress. She was elected to the State Legislature in 1995, the first Black woman from Spartanburg County to serve. Lee was a legislator for a decade.

She served with numerous organizations, including the Urban League of the Upstate, the President's Advisory Committee of Wofford College, and the Spartanburg Development Council.^[2]

In 2019, Lee invited Presidential candidate Kamala Harris to South Carolina, and endorsed her.^[3]

Honors

In 2023, Lee received an honorary degree from Wofford College.^[4]

Publications

Lee, along with co-authors Jim Neighbors, and Betsy Wakefield Teter, wrote the book North of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the College, released in 2024. It includes cover remarks by historian Timothy Tyson.^[5]

Personal life

Lee is married to Caveril Pryce.

References

^ Jr, Alex Hicks. "Brenda Lee Pryce talks about her life in Spartanburg". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
^ "Representative Brenda Lee". South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
^ Jr, Cleve R. Wootson (2020-08-21). "She spent decades getting men elected. Harris's nomination is a dream fulfilled". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
^ College, Wofford. "Wofford College to award honorary degrees". www.wofford.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
^ "North of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the College | Local". Hub City Writers Project. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

External links

Brenda Lee Papers, Kennedy Room of Local History and Genealogy, Spartanburg, SC County Public Library
Brenda Lee Pryce on the Southside Heritage and Preservation Committee, Spartanburg, SC - February 28, 2021

[1] Jr, Alex Hicks. "Brenda Lee Pryce talks about her life in Spartanburg". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

[2] "Representative Brenda Lee". South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

[3] Jr, Cleve R. Wootson (2020-08-21). "She spent decades getting men elected. Harris's nomination is a dream fulfilled". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

[4] College, Wofford. "Wofford College to award honorary degrees". www.wofford.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

[5] "North of Main: Spartanburg's Historic Black Neighborhoods of North Dean Street, Gas Bottom, and Back of the College | Local". Hub City Writers Project. Retrieved 2024-07-23.

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