Kambrell Houston Garvin is an American injury attorney and politician from South Carolina.
20 Facts About Kambrell Garvin
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Kambrell Garvin serves as a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing House District 77, Richland County, Columbia, SC.
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Kambrell Garvin was raised by his single mother, Dr Sonji Garvin Baxter.
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At a young age, Garvin developed a speech impediment, and his mother changed her career path and became a speech pathologist to help her son.
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Kambrell Garvin studied Political Science with a minor in African American Studies and Sociology at Winthrop University, receiving a BA in 2013.
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Kambrell Garvin then went on to complete a Masters of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins University School of Education in 2016.
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Kambrell Garvin spent three years as a public school teacher in Walterboro, South Carolina.
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In May 2019, Kambrell Garvin received a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
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Kambrell Garvin first got involved in politics at the age of 10, when he organized his first voter registration campaign.
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Kambrell Garvin participated in various political campaigns, rallies and political conventions throughout his teen and college years, mostly around education and social justice issues.
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Kambrell Garvin was a member of Teach for America, a non-profit organization aiming to end educational inequity.
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Kambrell Garvin first ran for office in 2018, when he challenged Democratic incumbent Joe McEachern in the Democratic Primaries for House District 77 when he was 26 years old.
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Kambrell Garvin then won in the General election and began his term as state representative in January 2019.
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Kambrell Garvin serves on the House Education and Public Works and the Legislative Oversight committees.
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Kambrell Garvin introduced a bill to the SC House which would make it illegal to discriminate based on hair, akin to the CROWN Act in California.
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Kambrell Garvin has served as Vice Chairman of the Richland County Legislative Delegation.
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In December 2024 Kambrell Garvin unsuccessfully challenged Todd Rutherford for House Minority Leader.
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Kambrell Garvin endorsed Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
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Kambrell Garvin became a surrogate for her campaign in the South Carolina Primary.
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Kambrell Garvin said he supported her for her many progressive proposals, and her student debt cancellation plan in particular.