David Beasley served as Governor of South Carolina from 1995-1999. He previously served in the South Carolina State House of Representatives. He identifies as a Republican but he identified as a Democrat before 1991.
1988
–Endorsed Al Gore (D) for President (lost primary)
1996
–Endorsed Strom Thurmond (R) for Senator of South Carolina (won)
2008
–Endorsed Mike Huckabee (R) for President (lost primary)
2010
–Endorsed Henry McMaster (R) for Governor of South Carolina (lost primary)
The Endorsement Project 