| Ted Martin Vick | |
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| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 53rd district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Beth Freeman |
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| Born | November 14, 1972 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa |
| Profession | businessman |
| Religion | Baptist |
Ted Vick (born November 14, 1972) is a Democratic politician who serves as the District 53rd member of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
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Vick was born in 1972 in Cheraw, South Carolina to Julian Ted and Jan Sellers Vick. He got a B.S. from the The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in 1995 and a Masters from the University of South Carolina in 1997. Since 1990, he has been a Major in the South Carolina National Guard.
Vick is a member of the American Legion Post 74, Lower Macedonia Baptist Church, Phi Kappa Phi Society, and Sandhills Citadel Club. In recent years, he has owned a few companies such as V&B Properties, MTV Properties, and Ted Vick Motor Company.[1]
In 2004, Vick ran for the South Carolina House of Representatives in the Chesterfield County based-53rd House District. James Sweeney and Vick both qualified for the run-off election as no candidate got 50% of the vote in the Republican primary. Sweeney got 36% and Vick got 35%.[2] Vick defeated Sweeney in the run-off 54%-46%.[3] He won the general election unopposed.[4] He won re-election in 2006, 2008, and 2010 without any opposition.[5]
In 2005, he was named Legislator of the Year by CIADA. Between 2006 and 2008, he was the Democratic House Whip. He is the Chairman of South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus.[6] He has called himself a “pro-life Baptist” who also supports gun rights. After an U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in January 2011, he sponsored an unsuccessful bill that would have allowed state lawmakers with concealed weapons permits to carry a handgun inside of the Statehouse.[7]
In November 2011, he announced he would run in the newly created South Carolina's 7th congressional district.[8] The Blue Dog Coalition has endorsed him.[9]
Vick lives in the City of Chesterfield, South Carolina with his wife Melissa and his twin eight-year-old daughters Willow and Laurel.
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