Patrick Haddon
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 19th district
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byDwight Loftis
Personal details
Born (1977-09-15) September 15, 1977 (age 46)
Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Patrick B. Haddon (born September 15, 1977) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 19th District, serving since 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.[1][2]

Haddon is a member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.[3][4] He is Chair of the House Operations and Management Committee.[5]

In 2023, Haddon was briefly among the Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty;[6][7] he later withdrew his sponsorship.[8]

References

  1. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov.
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "South Carolina House Conservatives Form Own Freedom Caucus". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "South Carolina Freedom Caucus". Twitter. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "H. 3549". South Carolina General Assembly.
  7. ^ Stuart, Tessa (March 13, 2023). "21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions". Rolling Stone.
  8. ^ Richards, Zoë (March 18, 2023). "9 Republicans pull support from South Carolina bill allowing the death penalty for abortion". NBC News.


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