Cathy Jane Harvin (née Brand; December 31, 1953 – December 4, 2010) was an American Democratic politician and legislator from

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. Born to Janet and Hyman Brand in

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, she graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1975. In 2006, she was elected to the

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, from

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, serving until her death at the age of 56 from

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at the Medical University of South Carolina hospital in Charleston. A Presbyterian, she was survived by her parents, her daughter, a sister, and two nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Alexander Harvin, III, who died 2005, she succeeded him when she was appointed to the same seat.Cathy Harvin-Our Campaigns.com
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