Thomas Middleton Dantzler is an American politician. Dantzler is a native of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, where he was born on June 6, 1941 to parents Harold and Leila. He completed a

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degree in 1965 from the

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and served two years in the

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, until 1967. Between 1979 and 1981, Dantzler was a member of the Berkeley County Council. He graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor of science in 1982. Between 1995 and 2009, Dantzler was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving House District 117 as a Republican. Dantzler was succeeded in office by Tim Scott.

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