Kay Patterson (January 11, 1931 – December 13, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 19th District from 1985 to his retirement in 2008.
After he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953 as sergeant, he completed requirements for the baccalaureate degree in Social Sciences at Allen University in 1956.
[5] Patterson won a special election to South Carolina State Senate District 19 in November 1985,[6] going on to serve as an outspoken legislator championing the cause of the poor and downtrodden.
Scott won a close fought Democratic primary runoff victory (75 votes) against Richland One School Board Chairman, Vince Ford[11][12] and went on to defeat United Citizens Party candidate Chris Nelums in the general election.
[34] Funeral attendees included former South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges, state Reps. Todd Rutherford and Gilda Cobb Hunter, and Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann.
Speakers included State Representative Leon Howard, Reverend Nelson B. Rivers with the National Action Network,[35] Congressman Jim Clyburn, and daughter Pamela Patterson Lackey [36] Video greetings were heard from comedian J. Anthony Brown and 1994 Miss America Kimberly Clarice Aiken.
Others present included former Columbia Mayors Stephen K. Benjamin and Bob Coble, past and present State Senators Gerald Malloy, Thomas C. Alexander, Jeffrey R. Graham, Tameika Isaac Devine, Kent M. Williams, Maggie Wallace Glover, Karl B. Allen and Ronnie A. Sabb, and State House Representative Bill Clyburn.