South Carolina During the 2000s - The 117th General Assembly (2007-2008)




South Carolina During the 2000s - The General Assembly

Members of the 117th General Assembly - 2007 to 2008
This 117th General Assembly convened in two regular sessions: The first session was held from January 9th to August 3rd in 2007. The second session was held from January 8th to October 24th in 2008. The SC House of Representatives continued as before with one hundred-twenty-four (124) election districts, each with one delegate elected. The SC Senate continued as before with forty-six (46) election districts, each with one delegate elected. Click Here to view / download the official list of the 2007 Session as prepared by the SC legislature.
Election District	House of Representative (County From)
District No. 1 Oconee County (partial)	William Ramsey Whitmire (Oconee)
District No. 2 Oconee County (partial) Pickens County (partial)	William Edward Sandifer, III (Oconee)
District No. 3 Pickens County (partial)	B.R. Skelton (Pickens)
District No. 4 Pickens County (partial)	David R. Hiott (Pickens)
District No. 5 Pickens County (partial)	Phillip Drayton Owens (Pickens)
District No. 6 Anderson County (partial)	W. Brian White (Anderson)
District No. 7 Anderson County (partial)	Michael W. Gambrell (Anderson)
District No. 8 Anderson County (partial) Oconee County (partial)	Don Carson Bowen (Anderson)
District No. 9 Anderson County (partial)	Michael Dwain Thompson (Anderson)
District No. 10 Anderson County (partial)	Daniel T. Cooper (Anderson)
District No. 11 Abbeville County (partial) Anderson County (partial)	Paul L. Agnew (Abbeville)
District No. 12 Greenwood County (partial) McCormick County (all)	Julia Anne Parks (Greenwood)
District No. 13 Greenwood County (partial)	Lewis Eugene Pinson (Greenwood)
District No. 14 Abbeville County (Partial) Greenwood County (partial) Laurens County (partial)	Michael Allen Pitts (Laurens)
District No. 15 Laurens County (partial) Newberry County (partial)	Jeffrey Darren Duncan (Laurens)
District No. 16 Greenville County (partial) Laurens County (partial)	J. Adam Taylor (Laurens)
District No. 17 Greenville County (partial)	Henry Franklin Cato (Greenville)
District No. 18 Greenville County (partial)	Phillip W. Shoopman (Greenville)
District No. 19 Greenville County (partial)	Dwight A. Loftis (Greenville)
District No. 20 Greenville County (partial)	Glenn Lewis Hamilton (Greenville)
District No. 21 Greenville County (partial)	Robert William Leach, Sr. (Greenville)
District No. 22 Greenville County (partial)	Gloria Arias Haskins (Greenville)
District No. 23 Greenville County (partial)	Fletcher Nathaniel Smith, Jr. (Greenville)
District No. 24 Greenville County (partial)	Bruce Wyche Bannister (Greenville)
District No. 25 Greenville County (partial)	Karl B. Allen (Greenville)
District No. 26 Greenville County (partial) Pickens County (partial)	Rex Fontaine Rice (Greenville)
District No. 27 Greenville County (partial)	Garry R. Smith (Greenville)
District No. 28 Greenville County (partial)	Eric Michael Bedingfield (Greenville)
District No. 29 Cherokee County (partial) Chester County (partial) York County (partial)	Dennis Carroll Moss (Cherokee)
District No. 30 Cherokee County (partial)	Olin Ray Phillips (Cherokee)
District No. 31 Spartanburg County (partial)	Harold Mitchell, Jr. (Spartanburg)
District No. 32 Spartanburg County (partial)	William Douglas Smith (Spartanburg)
District No. 33 Cherokee County (partial) Spartanburg County (partial)	Lanny Franklin Littlejohn (Spartanburg)
District No. 34 Spartanburg County (partial)	Scott Talley (Spartanburg)
District No. 35 Spartanburg County (partial)	R. Keith Kelly (Spartanburg)
District No. 36 Spartanburg County (partial)	Joseph George Mahaffey (Spartanburg)
District No. 37 Spartanburg County (partial)	Guy Ralph Davenport, Jr. (Spartanburg)
District No. 38 Spartanburg County (partial)	Robert E. Walker (Spartanburg)
District No. 39 Lexington County (partial) Saluda County (all)	Marion B. Frye (Lexington)
District No. 40 Lexington County (partial) Newberry County (partial)	Walton J. McLeod (Newberry)
District No. 41 Chester County (partial) Fairfield County (all)	Creighton B. Coleman (Fairfield)
District No. 42 Spartanburg (partial) Union County (all)	Michael A. Anthony (Union)
District No. 43 Chester County (partial) York County (partial)	Francis Gregory Delleney, Jr. (Chester)
District No. 44 Lancaster County (partial)	James M. Neal (Lancaster)
District No. 45 Lancaster County (partial) York County (partial)	John Michael Mulvaney (Lancaster)
District No. 46 York County (partial)	J. Gary Simril (York)
District No. 47 York County (partial)	Herb Kirsh (York)
District No. 48 York County (partial)	Carl Lee Gullick (York)
District No. 49 York County (partial)	Bessie Ayers Moody-Lawrence (York)
District No. 50 Lee County (partial) Sumter County (partial)	Grady Allen Brown (Lee)
District No. 51 Sumter County (partial)	David Weeks (Sumter)
District No. 52 Kershaw County (partial)	Laurie Slade Funderburk (Kershaw)
District No. 53 Chesterfield County (partial)	Ted M. Vick (Chesterfield)
District No. 54 Chesterfield County (partial) Marlboro County (all)	Douglas Jennings, Jr. (Marlboro)
District No. 55 Dillon County (all) Horry County (partial)	Jackie Elliott Hayes (Dillon)
District No. 56 Chesterfield County (partial) Darlington County (partial)	Denny Woodall Neilson (Darlington)
District No. 57 Marion County (partial)	James A. Battle, Jr. (Marion)
District No. 58 Horry County (partial)	Liston Douglas Barfield (Horry)
District No. 59 Florence County (partial) Marion County (partial)	Terry Alexander (Florence)
District No. 60 Florence County (partial) Sumter County (partial)	Phillip Dean Lowe (Florence)
District No. 61 Florence County (partial)	Lester P. Branham, Jr. (Florence)
District No. 62 Darlington County (partial) Florence County (partial)	Robert Quintin Williams (Darlington)
District No. 63 Florence County (partial)	Kristopher R. Crawford (Florence)
District No. 64 Clarendon County (partial) Williamsburg County (partial)	Cathy Brand Harvin (Clarendon)
District No. 65 Chesterfield County (partial) Darlington County (partial) Kershaw County (partial) Lancaster County (partial)	James Howle Lucas (Darlington)
District No. 66 Orangeburg County (partial)	Gilda Yevette Cobb-Hunter (Orangeburg)
District No. 67 Clarendon County (partial) Sumter County (partial)	George Murrell Smith, Jr. (Sumter)
District No. 68 Horry County (partial)	Thad T. Viers (Horry)
District No. 69 Lexington County (partial)	Edward Holland Pitts, Jr. (Lexington)
District No. 70 Richland County (partial) Sumter County (partial)	Joseph H. Neal (Richland)
District No. 71 Lexington County (partial) Richland County (partial)	Nathan Ballentine (Lexington)
District No. 72 Richland County (partial)	James Emerson Smith, Jr. (Richland)
District No. 73 Richland County (partial)	Christopher Richard Hart (Richland)
District No. 74 Richland County (partial)	James Todd Rutherford (Richland)
District No. 75 Richland County (partial)	James Hodges Harrison (Richland)
District No. 76 Richland County (partial)	Leon Howard (Richland)
District No. 77 Richland County (partial)	John L. Scott, Jr. (Richland)
District No. 78 Richland County (partial)	Joan B. Brady (Richland)
District No. 79 Kershaw County (partial) Richland County (partial)	William F. Cotty (Richland)
District No. 80 Richland County (partial)	Jimmy Charles Bales (Richland)
District No. 81 Aiken County (partial)	Robert S. Perry, Jr. (Aiken)
District No. 82 Aiken County (partial) Edgefield County (partial)	William Clyburn (Aiken)
District No. 83 Aiken County (partial) Edgefield County (partial)	Donald C. Smith (Aiken)
District No. 84 Aiken County (partial)	J. Roland Smith (Aiken)
District No. 85 Lexington County (partial)	Chip Huggins (Lexington)
District No. 86 Aiken County (partial)	James E. Stewart, Jr. (Aiken)
District No. 87 Lexington County (partial)	Nikki Randhawa Haley (Lexington)
District No. 88 Lexington County (partial) Richland County (partial)	McLain R. Toole (Lexington)
District No. 89 Lexington County (partial)	Kenny Bingham (Lexington)
District No. 90 Bamberg County (all) Barnwell County (partial) Orangeburg County (partial)	Bakari T. Sellers (Bamberg)
District No. 91 Allendale County (all) Barnwell County (partial)	Lonnie Hosey (Barnwell)
District No. 92 Berkeley County (partial)	Shirley Rogers Hinson (1) (Berkeley) / Joseph Sofronio Daning (2) (Berkeley)
District No. 93 Calhoun County (all) Lexington County (partial) Orangeburg County (partial)	Harry Legare Ott, Jr. (Calhoun)
District No. 94 Charleston County (partial) Dorchester County (partial)	Converse A. Chellis, III (3) (Dorchester) / Heyward Groverman Hutson (4) (Dorchester)
District No. 95 Orangeburg County (partial)	Jerry N. Govan, Jr. (Orangeburg)
District No. 96 Aiken County (partial) Lexington County (partial)	Lawrence Kit Spires (Lexington)
District No. 97 Dorchester County (partial)	Patsy G. Knight (Dorchester)
District No. 98 Charleston County (partial) Dorchester County (partial)	Annette D. Young (Dorchester)
District No. 99 Berkeley County (partial) Charleston County (partial)	James Merrill (Berkeley)
District No. 100 Berkeley County (partial)	Clyde David Umphlett (Berkeley)
District No. 101 Williamsburg County (partial)	Kenneth Kennedy (Williamsburg)
District No. 102 Berkeley County (partial)	Joseph Herman Jefferson (Berkeley)
District No. 103 Georgetown County (partial) Williamsburg County (partial)	Carl Lovetta Anderson (Georgetown)
District No. 104 Horry County (partial)	Tracy Russell Edge (Horry)
District No. 105 Horry County (partial)	William David Witherspoon (Horry)
District No. 106 Horry County (partial)	Nelson L. Hardwick (Horry)
District No. 107 Horry County (partial)	Alan Delk Clemmons (Horry)
District No. 108 Charleston County (partial) Georgetown County (partial)	Vida Osteen Miller (Georgetown)
District No. 109 Charleston County (partial)	David James Mack, III (Charleston)
District No. 110 Charleston County (partial)	Harry Bancroft Limehouse, III (Charleston)
District No. 111 Charleston County (partial)	Floyd Breeland (Charleston)
District No. 112 Charleston County (partial)	Ben A. Hagood, Jr. (Charleston)
District No. 113 Charleston County (partial)	Jackson S. Whipper (Charleston)
District No. 114 Charleston County (partial) Dorchester County (partial)	*Robert William Harrell, Jr. (Charleston)
District No. 115 Charleston County (partial)	Wallace Berry Scarborough (Charleston)
District No. 116 Charleston County (partial) Colleton County (partial)	Robert L. Brown (Charleston)
District No. 117 Berkeley County (partial) Charleston County (partial)	Thomas Middleton Dantzler (Berkeley)
District No. 118 Beaufort County (partial)	William G. Herbkersman (Beaufort)
District No. 119 Charleston County (partial)	Leonidas Emmanuel Stavrinakis (Charleston)
District No. 120 Colleton County (partial) Hampton County (partial)	William Knight Bowers (Hampton)
District No. 121 Beaufort County (partial) Colleton County (partial)	Kenneth F. Hodges (Colleton)
District No. 122 Hampton County (partial) Jasper County (all)	Curtis Brantley (Jasper)
District No. 123 Beaufort County (partial)	Richard Eugene Chalk (Beaufort)
District No. 124 Beaufort County (partial)	Catherine Crawford Ceips (5) (Beaufort) / Shannon Smith Erickson (6) (Beaufort)
* Robert William Harrell, Jr. was elected as Speaker of the House. Charles F. Reid was elected as Clerk.
Election District	Senator (County From)
District No. 1 Oconee County (all) Pickens County (partial)	Thomas Cleveland Alexander (Oconee)
District No. 2 Pickens County (partial)	Larry A. Martin (Pickens)
District No. 3 Anderson County (partial)	Kevin Lee Bryant (Anderson)
District No. 4 Abbeville County (partial) Anderson County (partial)	William Hamilton O'Dell (Abbeville)
District No. 5 Greenville County (partial)	Jefferson Verne Smith (7) (Greenville) / Lewis Raymond Vaughn (8) (Greenville)
District No. 6 Greenville County (partial)	Michael L. Fair (Greenville)
District No. 7 Greenville County (partial)	Ralph Anderson (Greenville)
District No. 8 Greenville County (partial)	David Lloyd Thomas (Greenville)
District No. 9 Greenville County (partial) Laurens County (partial)	Daniel Byron Verdin, III (Laurens)
District No. 10 Abbeville County (partial) Greenwood County (all)	John W. Drummond (Greenwood)
District No. 11 Spartanburg County (partial)	Glenn G. Reese (Spartanburg)
District No. 12 Spartanburg County (partial)	John David Hawkins (Spartanburg)
District No. 13 Spartanburg County (partial)	James Howarth Ritchie, Jr. (Spartanburg)
District No. 14 Cherokee County (partial) Union County (partial) York County (partial)	Harvey Smith Peeler, Jr. (Cherokee)
District No. 15 York County (partial)	Robert Wesley Hayes, Jr. (York)
District No. 16 Fairfield County (partial) Lancaster County (partial) York County (partial)	Chauncey Klugh Gregory (Lancaster)
District No. 17 Chester County (all) Fairfield County (partial) Union County (partial) York County (partial)	Linda H. Short (Chester)
District No. 18 Lexington County (partial) Newberry County (all) Saluda County (all) Union County (partial)	Ronnie W. Cromer (Newberry)
District No. 19 Richland County (partial)	Kay Patterson (Richland)
District No. 20 Richland County (partial)	John E. Courson (Richland)
District No. 21 Calhoun County (partial) Richland County (partial)	Darrell Jackson (Richland)
District No. 22 Kershaw County (partial) Richland County (partial)	Joel Lourie (Richland)
District No. 23 Lexington County (partial)	John Milton Knotts, Jr. (Lexington)
District No. 24 Aiken County (partial) Lexington County (partial)	W. Greg Ryberg (Aiken)
District No. 25 Aiken County (partial) Edgefield County (all) McCormick County (all)	Thomas Lucius Moore (9) (Aiken) / A. Shane Massey (10) (Edgefield)
District No. 26 Aiken County (partial) Lexington County (partial)	Nikki Giles Setzler (Lexington)
District No. 27 Chesterfield County (all) Kershaw County (partial) Lancaster County (partial) Marlboro County (partial)	Vincent A. Sheheen (Kershaw)
District No. 28 Dillon County (partial) Florence County (partial) Horry County (partial) Marion County (partial) Marlboro County (partial) Williamsburg County (partial)	Dick Elliott (Horry)
District No. 29 Darlington County (partial) Florence County (partial) Lee County (partial)	Gerald Malloy (Darlington)
District No. 30 Dillon County (partial) Florence County (partial) Marion County (partial)	Kent M. Williams (Marion)
District No. 31 Chesterfield County (partial) Darlington County (partial) Florence County (partial) Marlboro County (partial)	Hugh Kenneth Leatherman, Sr. (Florence)
District No. 32 Florence County (partial) Georgetown County (partial) Horry County (partial) Williamsburg County (all)	John Yancey McGill (Williamsburg)
District No. 33 Horry County (partial)	Luke A. Rankin (Horry)
District No. 34 Charleston County (partial) Georgetown County (partial) Horry County (partial)	Raymond Edwin Cleary, III (Georgetown)
District No. 35 Sumter County (partial) Lee County (partial)	Phil Peter Leventis (Sumter)
District No. 36 Calhoun County (all) Clarendon County (partial) Florence County (partial) Lee County (partial) Sumter County (partial)	John Calhoun Land, III (Clarendon)
District No. 37 Berkeley County (partial) Charleston County (partial) Colleton County (partial) Dorchester County (partial)	Lawrence Kelly Grooms (Berkeley)
District No. 38 Berkeley County (partial) Charleston County (partial) Dorchester County (partial)	Russell R. Scott (Dorchester)
District No. 39 Bamberg County (all) Colleton County (partial) Dorchester County (partial) Hampton County (partial) Orangeburg County (partial)	John Wesley Matthews, Jr. (Orangeburg)
District No. 40 Allendale County (partial) Barnwell County (all) Hampton County (partial Orangeburg County (partial)	C. Bradley Hutto (Orangeburg)
District No. 41 Charleston County (partial) Dorchester County (partial)	**Glenn Fant McConnell (Charleston)
District No. 42 Charleston County (partial)	Robert Ford (Charleston)
District No. 43 Berkeley County (partial) Charleston County (partial)	George E. Campsen, III (Charleston)
District No. 44 Berkeley County (partial) Charleston County (partial)	William Clarence Mescher (11) (Charleston) / Paul G. Campbell, Jr. (12) (Berkeley)
District No. 45 Allendale County (partial) Beaufort County (partial) Charleston County (partial) Colleton County (partial) Hampton County (partial) Jasper County (all)	Clementa Carlos Pinckney (Jasper)
District No. 46 Beaufort County (partial)	Scott Head Richardson (13) (Beaufort) / Catherine Crawford Ceips (14) (Beaufort)
** Glenn Fant McConnell was elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Jeffrey S. Gossett was elected Clerk.
(1) Shirley Rogers Hinson resigned from the House in 2008.
(2) Elected in a special election to replace Shirley Rogers Hinson on March 25, 2008.
(3) Converse A. Chellis, III resigned from the House in 2007.
(4) Elected in a special election to replace Converse A. Chellis, III on December 4, 2007.
(5) Catherine Crawford Ceips resigned from the House in 2007 after being elected to the SC Senate. See 14.
(6) Elected in a special election to replace Catherine Crawford Ceips on October 23, 2007.
(7) Jefferson Verne Smith resigned from the Senate in 2006.
(8) Elected in a special election to replace Jefferson Verne Smith on November 7, 2006.
(9) Thomas Lucius Moore resigned from the Senate in 2007.
(10) Elected in a special election to replace Thomas Lucius Moore on November 6, 2007.
(11) William Clarence Mescher died on April 8, 2007.
(12) Elected in a special election to replace William Clarence Mescher on August 7, 2007.
(13) Scott Head Richardson resigned from the Senate on February 15, 2007 after being appointed as the Director of the SC Department of Insurance.
(14) Elected in a special election to replace Scott Head Richardson on June 19, 2007.

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