EDUCATION · SC · 1999-2007
Inez Tenenbaum
State Superintendent of Public Instruction · Democrat · South Carolina
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On the record
Lost 2004 U.S. Senate race; later Obama CPSC chair
Background
Inez Tenenbaum (Democrat) was South Carolina's State Superintendent of Public Instruction 1999–2007 (8 years). Flagged as a notable historical figure by Officium's curation pass. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Jim Rex. Note: Lost 2004 U.S. Senate race; later Obama CPSC chair. Same-year political environment (1999): Governor Jim Hodges; Attorney General Charlie Condon; Secretary of State Jim Miles.
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Others who held this office in South Carolina
- Ellen Weaver (2023-present)
- Molly Spearman (2015-2023)
- Mick Zais (2011-2015)
- Jim Rex (2007-2011)