Mike Fair

Michael L. 'Mike' Fair (born June 16, 1946) is an American politician who represents the 6th District in the South Carolina Senate. Fair, a Republican, has been a state senator since 1995.

Personal

Fair is a native, and lifelong, resident of Greenville, where he serves as a deacon at Faith Baptist Church. He graduated from Greenville's Parker High School, where he played baseball, basketball, and football and served as president of the student body. He married his high-school sweetheart, Judy, and the couple has a daughter and three grandchildren. Fair is a graduate of University of South Carolina, where he played quarterback on the Gamecock football team during the mid-1960s. Prior to being elected to the South Carolina General Assembly, Fair served for six years on Greenville County Council.

South Carolina General Assembly

Fair was first elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1984 and served until November 1995 when he was elected to the South Carolina State Senate. As chairman of the Corrections and Penology committee, he was criticized in Atlantic Monthly for not attempting to check mistreatment of mentally ill prisoners in the South Carolina prison system and claiming he had no knowledge of the mistreatment despite having chaired the task force that investigated the abuses. Fair also serves on the Education, Finance and Medical Affairs committees.

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NME 04 Jul 2019

Eleven and Mike cannot stop snogging. The two young lovebirds, Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) and Mike (Finn ... Eleven and Mike, as above, are joined at the lips ... Hopper, it’s fair to say, isn’t the most natural dad ... The soft rock hit is perfect smooching music for Eleven and Mike....

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Georgetown Kiwanis thanks all for fair success

News Graphic 02 Jul 2019

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Mike Ashley´s retail chief quits Sports Direct

This is Money 02 Jul 2019

One of Mike Ashley’s chief lieutenants has quit Sports Direct after 28 years working for the retail tycoon ... Mike Ashley called Karen Byers the person who `runs Sports Direct´ (Joe Giddens/PA) ... “It will be a big loss for the company, as Karen was always across all the details and was trusted by Mike ... But she was fair and impressive.”....

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Mike Ashley’s retail chief quits Sports Direct

Belfast Telegraph 02 Jul 2019

One of Mike Ashley’s chief lieutenants has quit Sports Direct after 28 years working for the retail tycoon ... Mike Ashley called Karen Byers the person who ‘runs Sports Direct’ (Joe Giddens/PA) ... “It will be a big loss for the company, as Karen was always across all the details and was trusted by Mike ... But she was fair and impressive.”....

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Sports Direct's retail boss to leave after 28 years

RTE 02 Jul 2019

One of Mike Ashley's chief lieutenants has quit Sports Direct after 28 years working for the retail tycoon.  ... The focus of the business as we move forward remains our programme of brand elevation, one that we are totally committed to," Mike Ashey said. ... But she was fair and impressive," the former staff member said. ....

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Opinion | Mike Littwin: In TrumpWorld, we are forced to choose which horror most deserves ...

Summit Daily 02 Jul 2019

Meanwhile, Trump and Mike Pence were blaming the Democrats for not passing legislation that would give the money to fix the problem, if, you know, there really is a problem ... Mike Littwin writes the biweekly column “Fair and Unbalanced” for The Colorado Independent ... Contact him at mike@coloradoindependent.com....

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Railroad Heritage Day connects community with history

Morning Times 01 Jul 2019

Those looking to get out of the heat at the Second Annual Sayre Street Fair on Desmond Street had less than a block’s walk to find the shelter of the rail museum. “We’ve definitely picked up a lot of foot traffic from the street fair,” society President Mike Frantz said ... on July 27 ... .......

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Matt Harlan Gets Back On The Horse With Best Beasts

Houston Press 01 Jul 2019

He got his start in the Houston music scene performing at open mikes and getting to know other singer-songwriters. He soon made it to songwriter mecca, Anderson Fair, and is even featured in the documentary about the venue For the Sake of the Song. “Anderson Fair became a home for me here, it became a place where I got to know people.” ... X....

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At UFC 239, Jackson-Wink can make even more impact

Rio Rancho Observer 30 Jun 2019

From left. Chris Brown, Jon Jones, Holly Holm, and Greg Jackson pose before a Lobos basketball game in February. Holm and Jones are headlining UFC 239 Saturday in Las Vegas, Nev. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Albuquerque Journal) ... It’s fair to say that Mike Winkeljohn, with Jackson the co-head coach at J-W, likes both his fighters’ chances ... ....

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Pioneer Cowboy Gabby Hayes made a visit to Johnson City, Kingsport and Bluefield in October ...

Johnson City Press 30 Jun 2019

"Best I can tell, it occurred in Johnson City on Thursday, May 20th, 1948. The night before, he was at the State Theatre in Kingsport. He went on to Bluefield the following week ... I appreciate Mike's sending me the attached flyer. I possess a fairly large collection of western movies on DVD and VHS formats that I have accumulated over the years ... .......

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Pinnacle of summer: County fair off to strong start

The Jamestown Sun 29 Jun 2019

Stutsman County Fair ... Mike Williams, president of the Stutsman County Fair Board, said the first two days of the county fair went well and anticipates good crowds as the fair winds down on Saturday ... The Stutsman County Fair ends its four-day run on Saturday but some of the big events are planned Friday night and Saturday....

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Conservative senator blocks Mike Lee-Kamala Harris immigration reform bill

Deseret News 28 Jun 2019

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Garland seeks input on fair housing, sets 2nd ‘Music in the Park’

The Samson Independent 28 Jun 2019

Garland seeks input on fair housing, sets 2nd ‘Music in the Park’ ... GARLAND — Town leaders are finding ways to receive more input from community members on fair housing ... Mike Barnette, a grant program manager from McDavid Associates, Inc. presented the Assessment of Fair Housing need during an April meeting....