Ennis M. Fant

Ennis M. Fant Sr.
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 23rd district
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Sara Beatty Shelton
Succeeded by	Ralph Anderson (politician)
Personal details
Political 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 contested^[4] runoff on June 25.^[5]

References

1. "Representative Ennis Maurice Fant". 1989.
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. "Fant announces run". Greenville Journal. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
4. Llerena, Rey (2024-07-04). "Upstate Democratic party affirms results of election following protest". WYFF. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
5. Moss, Savannah (June 25, 2024). "Greenville County primary runoff voters back incumbents who keep council seats". The Greenville News. Retrieved June 29, 2024.