Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John David Hawkins is a trial lawyer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. From 1996 through 2000 he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 2000 he was elected a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 12th District. In 2004 he narrowly won re-election defeating his primary challenger, Lee Bright by 31 votes. In 2008 Hawkins did not run for re-election. In 2012 Hawkins ran again for election to the Senate and lost to incumbent Lee Bright 65% to 35%.Hawkins was a leading proponent of South Carolina Amendment 1, prohibiting same-sex marriage, which was passed in a statewide referendum in 2006. On September 18, 2013, Hawkins announced, "I was wrong about pursing the marriage amendment. I wish I hadn't been so strident against it.". }
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- John_D._Hawkins abstract "John David Hawkins is a trial lawyer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. From 1996 through 2000 he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 2000 he was elected a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 12th District. In 2004 he narrowly won re-election defeating his primary challenger, Lee Bright by 31 votes. In 2008 Hawkins did not run for re-election. In 2012 Hawkins ran again for election to the Senate and lost to incumbent Lee Bright 65% to 35%.Hawkins was a leading proponent of South Carolina Amendment 1, prohibiting same-sex marriage, which was passed in a statewide referendum in 2006. On September 18, 2013, Hawkins announced, "I was wrong about pursing the marriage amendment. I wish I hadn't been so strident against it."".