Alexander Mullings Sanders, Jr. (born September 29, 1939) is an American politician from the state of

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. He is the former chief judge of the

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(1983–1992) and was the 19th President of the College of Charleston (1992–2001). In 2002, he was the Democratic candidate for the

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seat left vacant after the retirement of

Strom Thurmond James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Caro ...

. He was defeated by the Republican candidate,

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Lindsey Graham. Sanders was born in and grew up in

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and attended AC Moore Elementary School, Hand Middle School, and Dreher High School. He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and the

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. He later taught in the Political Science Department at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. As one of five founders, Sanders was the President of the

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from its founding in 2002 until 2013. Judge Sanders currently teaches courses in the Political Science Department at the College of Charleston.

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Harvard University faculty University of South Carolina alumni University of Virginia alumni South Carolina state court judges South Carolina Democrats Living people Presidents of the College of Charleston 1939 births {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub