Ennis M. Fant Explained

Ennis M. Fant Sr.
State House:	South Carolina
District:	23rd
Term Start:	1989
Term End:	1991
Predecessor:	Sara Beatty Shelton
Successor:	Ralph Anderson (politician)
Party:	Democratic

Ennis Maurice Fant Sr., (born 1943) is an American politician.

Political career

Fant currently serves on Greenville County Council representing District 25, and is Senior Pastor of Pleasantville Missionary Baptist Church in Powdersville, South Carolina.

Fant served as a Democratic member for the 23rd district in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991.^[1] Fant lost his seat as a result of Operation Lost Trust.^[2]

2012 State Senate race

In 2012, Fant filed to run for South Carolina Senate District 7, when Ralph Anderson was considering stepping down.^[3]

2024 County Council race

In 2024, Fant was challenged by Lisa Sweeney, Patrick Prince, and activist Derrick Quarles, who had previously run for South Carolina House of Representatives District 25. Fant narrowly defeated Quarles in a runoff on June 25.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1989 . Representative Ennis Maurice Fant .
2. FILE PHOTO Ennis Fant ...a Baptist minister Fant gets 20 months for conspiracy". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
3. News: January 19, 2012 . Fant announces run . January 6, 2024 . Greenville Journal.
4. News: Moss . Savannah . June 25, 2024 . Greenville County primary runoff voters back incumbents who keep council seats . June 29, 2024 . The Greenville News.