LEGISLATIVE · SC · 1980-1990
Cotton Harness
State Rep · House / Assembly · Democrat · South Carolina
NOTABLE
On the record
Operation Lost Trust — pleaded guilty 1991 to drug-purchase counts in FBI sting
SEVERITY · FELONY
Background
Cotton Harness (Democrat) was South Carolina's State Rep · House / Assembly 1980–1990 (10 years). Flagged as a notable historical figure by Officium's curation pass. Took office after Tim Wilkes; succeeded by Tee Ferguson. Press-relevant: Operation Lost Trust — pleaded guilty 1991 to drug-purchase counts in FBI sting. Same-year political environment (1980): Governor Richard Riley; Treasurer Grady Patterson.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in South Carolina
- Bobby Harrell (1993-2014)
- Jim Harrison (1990-2012)
- Robert Brown (1985-1990)
- Tee Ferguson (1980-1990)
- Larry Blanding (1979-1990)
- Tim Wilkes (1979-1990)
- Jack Lindsay (1976-1991)
- Thomas Limehouse Sr. (1973-1990)