COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to serving as a state legislator for over 30 years died Friday.

Retired state Sen. Kay Patterson, a Democrat who represented Richland County, died at 93. “Sen. Patterson dedicated over three decades to public service, representing Richland County in both the ...

Sen. Kay Patterson, who died Friday, Dec. 13, talks to Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine, D-Columbia, and Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Hopkins during an NAACP dinner in 2022. (Provided/Jamie Devine) COLUMBIA — ...

State Senator Kay Patterson speak in 2014 at North Main Street Library during a 50th anniversary celebration of “Freedom Summer,” the historic and heroic Civil Rights work performed by youth ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina State Senator Kay Patterson, who represented Richland County for decades and fought to get the Confederate flag taken off the State House dome, has passed ...

Congressman James E. Clyburn remembers his dear friend, state Sen. Kay Patterson, during his funeral service at Brookland Baptist Church on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com ...

Kay Patterson, Who Rose From Janitor at Segregated South Carolina Capitol to State Senator, Dies COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at ...