Thomas Jonathan Jackson Ravenel is an American politician and reality television star.
25 Facts About Thomas Ravenel
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Thomas Ravenel is the son of former representative Arthur Ravenel Jr.
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Thomas Ravenel starred for five seasons on the Bravo reality-television series Southern Charm, was state treasurer for six months, was an Independent candidate for the United States Senate in the 2014 election in South Carolina, and a Republican candidate for US Senate in the 2004 primary election.
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Thomas Ravenel is a member of the French Huguenot Church in Charleston.
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Thomas Ravenel ran for the US Senate in 2004, seeking the seat left open when Fritz Hollings retired.
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Thomas Ravenel came in third in the Republican primary election.
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Subsequently, Thomas Ravenel was fined over $19,000 by the Federal Election Commission for improperly filing the required forms for the election.
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Thomas Ravenel ran for South Carolina Treasurer in 2006, defeating nine-term state treasurer Democrat Grady Patterson in the 2006 general election.
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Thomas Ravenel was previously in the cast of Bravo's Southern Charm.
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Thomas Ravenel lived at Brookland Plantation, an estate he purchased in 2006, until he sold it in 2021.
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In June 2007, Thomas Ravenel was indicted on federal cocaine distribution charges by US Attorney Reginald Lloyd.
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Meanwhile, Thomas Ravenel decided to enter a rehabilitation facility, according to prosecutors.
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Thomas Ravenel had been volunteering for the Rudolph Giuliani presidential campaign, serving as his South Carolina state chairman.
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Thomas Ravenel resigned from that post after the indictment, according to Giuliani campaign officials.
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Thomas Ravenel underwent a rehabilitation program in Arizona, and then returned to plead guilty to "conspiring to buy and distribute less than 100 grams of cocaine" in September 2007.
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On Friday, March 4,2008, Thomas Ravenel was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for drug charges against him, but was not immediately ordered to report to begin his sentence.
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On Monday, July 14,2014, Thomas Ravenel submitted more than 17,000 signatures, officially placing him on the ballot as an independent candidate against incumbent senator Lindsey Graham.
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On February 7,2025, Thomas Ravenel announced on X that he would run for governor of South Carolina in 2026, seeking to succeed term-limited governor Henry McMaster.
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Thomas Ravenel later told The Hill that he would run as a Republican in the election.
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Thomas Ravenel suspended his campaign four days after announcing his candidacy, saying that he needed to focus on his family.
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Thomas Ravenel's third child, a son, was born in 2020, with an ex-girlfriend.
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Perkins claims her mother later told her that Thomas Ravenel "stuck his penis in her face" and held her arms back while sticking his fingers inside her vagina and anus.
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However, Perkins, who claims to be a witness to the mediation process between her mother and Thomas Ravenel, was not bound to such an agreement and therefore able to publicly disclose the details of the case.
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On September 11,2019, Thomas Ravenel pled guilty to third-degree assault and battery in connection with an attack on Ledwell.
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Thomas Ravenel paid a $500 fine, but served no jail time.