Gloria Arias Haskins (born July 11, 1956) was a member of the

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, first elected in a special election following the death of her husband

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. Haskins was born in Bogota, Colombia to Salomon Arias and his wife Betty Bardon. She attended college at both the

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and

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. Haskins was a member of the State House from 2000 to 2008, when she was defeated in the Republican primary by Wendy Nanney.

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South Carolina legislature bio of Haskins
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