Nick Theodore
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| 85th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
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In office January 14, 1987 – January 11, 1995 |
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| Governor | Carroll Campbell |
| Preceded by | Michael Daniel |
| Succeeded by | Bob Peeler |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 6th district |
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In office January 8, 1985 – January 14, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Proportional representation |
| Succeeded by | Sam Stilwell |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 2nd district |
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In office January 13, 1981 – January 8, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Garrett |
| Succeeded by | Nell Smith |
| Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 3rd district |
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In office January 10, 1967 – January 14, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Garrett |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 21st district |
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In office January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Philip Bradley |
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September 16, 1928 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Emilie Demosthenes |
| Children | Drew Stephanie |
| Alma mater |
University of Georgia Furman University |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
Nick Andrew Theodore (born September 16, 1928) is a former politician from South Carolina. He was a State representative from 1963 to 1966 and 1970 to 1978, a South Carolina state senator from 1967 to 1968 and 1981 to 1986, and the 85th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 1987 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Theodore attended the University of Georgia and graduated in 1952 from Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts. He spent a total of 24 years serving in the South Carolina state legislature before being elected in 1986 to the office of Lieutenant Governor having beaten Republican Congressman Thomas F. Hartnett to the position. He served two full terms in that post under Republican Governor Carroll Campbell.
Ironically, it was fellow Greenville resident Campbell who, in 1978, had defeated Theodore in an election to the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district, one of famed political strategist Lee Atwater's first major triumphs. Despite this history, and the differences in their political philosophies and party affiliations, Campbell and Theodore worked together quite effectively during their two terms in office, and remained friendly with each other.
At the conclusion of Campbell's two terms in office, Theodore ran for Governor in 1994, defeating Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. to secure the Democratic nomination. Theodore lost to Campbell's protégé David Beasley, however, in the general election.
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