South Carolina During the 2000s - The General Assembly

Members of the 121st General Assembly - 2015 to 2016

This 121st General Assembly convenes in two regular sessions: The first session was held from January 13th to July 10th in 2015. The second session was held from January 12th to June 17th in 2016.

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 2015 Red Book, which contains photos, addresses, and biographies of all members of this General Assembly through March 24, 2015. The Red Book is only published during odd numbered years.

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)

Gary E. Clary (Pickens)

District No. 4
Pickens County (partial)

David R. Hiott (Pickens)

District No. 5
Pickens County (partial)

Neal A. Collins (Pickens)

District No. 6
Anderson County (partial)

W. Brian White (Anderson)

District No. 7
Abbeville County (partial)
Anderson County (partial)

Michael W. Gambrell (Anderson)

District No. 8
Anderson County (partial)

Jonathon D. Hill (Anderson)

District No. 9
Anderson County (partial)

Anne Johnston Thayer (Anderson)

District No. 10
Anderson County (partial)
Greenville County (partial)
Pickens County (partial)

Joshua A. Putnam (Anderson)

District No. 11
Abbeville County (partial)
Anderson County (partial)

Craig Alan Gagnon (Abbeville)

District No. 12
Greenwood County (partial)
McCormick County (all)

Julia Anne Parks (Greenwood)

District No. 13
Greenwood County (partial)

R. Shannon Riley (Greenwood)

District No. 14
Greenwood County (partial)
Laurens County (partial)

Michael Allen Pitts (Laurens)

District No. 15
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

Samuel Rivers, Jr. (Berkeley)

District No. 16
Greenville County (partial)
Laurens County (partial)

Mark Nye Willis (Greenville)

District No. 17
Greenville County (partial)

James Mikell Burns (Greenville)

District No. 18
Greenville County (partial)

Tommy Max Stringer (Greenville)

District No. 19
Greenville County (partial)

Dwight A. Loftis (Greenville)

District No. 20
Greenville County (partial)

Daniel Paul Hamilton (Greenville)

District No. 21
Greenville County (partial)

Phyllis J. Henderson (Greenville)

District No. 22
Greenville County (partial)

Wendy Kay Nanney (Greenville)

District No. 23
Greenville County (partial)

Chandra E. Dillard (Greenville)

District No. 24
Greenville County (partial)

Bruce Wyche Bannister (Greenville)

District No. 25
Greenville County (partial)

Leola C. Robinson-Simpson (Greenville)

District No. 26
York County (partial)

R. Raye Felder (York)

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)
York (partial)

V. Stephen Moss (Cherokee)

District No. 31
Spartanburg County (partial)

Harold Mitchell, Jr. (Spartanburg)

District No. 32
Spartanburg County (partial)

J. Derham Cole, Jr. (Spartanburg)

District No. 33
Spartanburg County (partial)

Edward R. Tallon, Sr. (Spartanburg)

District No. 34
Spartanburg County (partial)

Paul Michael Forrester (Spartanburg)

District No. 35
Greenville County (partial)
Spartanburg County (partial)

William M. Chumley (Spartanburg)

District No. 36
Greenville County (partial)
Spartanburg County (partial)

Merita Ann Allison (Spartanburg)

District No. 37
Spartanburg County (partial)

Donna C. Hicks (Spartanburg)

District No. 38
Spartanburg County (partial)

Norman Douglas Brannon (Spartanburg)

District No. 39
Lexington County (partial)
Saluda County (all)

Ralph Shealy Kennedy, Jr. (Lexington)

District No. 40
Newberry County (all)

Walton J. McLeod, III (Newberry)

District No. 41
Chester County (partial)
Fairfield County (all)
Richland County (partial)

MaryGail Kelly Douglas (Fairfield)

District No. 42
Laurens (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)

Mandy Powers-Norrell (Lancaster)

District No. 45
Lancaster County (partial)
York County (partial)

Deborah Adair Long (Lancaster)

District No. 46
York County (partial)

J. Gary Simrill (York)

District No. 47
York County (partial)

Thomas E. Pope (York)

District No. 48
York County (partial)

Ralph W. Norman (York)

District No. 49
York County (partial)

John Richard Christopher King (York)

District No. 50
Kershaw County (partial)
Lee County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

Grady Allen Brown (Lee)

District No. 51
Sumter County (partial)

J. David Weeks (Sumter)

District No. 52
Kershaw County (partial)

Laurie Slade Funderburk (Kershaw)

District No. 53
Chesterfield County (partial)
Lancaster County (partial)

Richard L. Yow (Chesterfield)

District No. 54
Chesterfield County (partial)
Darlington County (partial)
Marlboro County (partial)

Patricia Moore Henegan (Marlboro)

District No. 55
Darlington County (partial)
Dillon County (partial)
Horry County (partial)
Marlboro County (partial)

Jackie Elliott Hayes (Dillon)

District No. 56
Horry County (partial)

Michael Q. Ryhal (Horry)

District No. 57
Dillon County (partial)
Horry County (partial)
Marion County (partial)

J. Wayne George (Marion)

District No. 58
Horry County (partial)

Jeffrey E. Johnson (Horry)

District No. 59
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)

Terry Alexander (Florence)

District No. 60
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)

Phillip Dean Lowe (Florence)

District No. 61
Florence County (partial)
Marion County (partial)

Roger K. Kirby (Florence)

District No. 62
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)

Robert Quintin Williams (Darlington)

District No. 63
Florence County (partial)

Vacant

District No. 64
Clarendon County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

Dr. Robert Lee Ridgeway, III (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
Sumter County (partial)

George Murrell Smith, Jr. (Sumter)

District No. 68
Horry County (partial)

Heather Ammons Crawford (Horry)

District No. 69
Lexington County (partial)

Richard M. Quinn, 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)

Kirkman Finlay, III (Richland)

District No. 76
Richland County (partial)

Leon Howard (Richland)

District No. 77
Richland County (partial)

Joseph A. McEachern (Richland)

District No. 78
Richland County (partial)

Beth E. Bernstein (Richland)

District No. 79
Richland County (partial)

Mia S. McLeod (Richland)

District No. 80
Kershaw County (partial)
Richland County (partial)

Dr. Jimmy Charles Bales (Richland)

District No. 81
Aiken County (partial)

Don L. Wells (Aiken)

District No. 82
Aiken County (partial)
Edgefield County (partial)
Saluda County (partial)

William Clyburn (Aiken)

District No. 83
Aiken County (partial)
Edgefield County (partial)

William M. Hixon (Aiken)

District No. 84
Aiken County (partial)

Christopher A. Corley (Aiken)

District No. 85
Lexington County (partial)

Chip Huggins (Lexington)

District No. 86
Aiken County (partial)

Bill Taylor (Aiken)

District No. 87
Lexington County (partial)

Todd K. Atwater (Lexington)

District No. 88
Lexington County (partial)

McLain R. Toole (Lexington)

District No. 89
Lexington County (partial)

Kenneth A. Bingham (Lexington)

District No. 90
Bamberg County (all)
Barnwell County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)

Justin Bamberg (Bamberg)

District No. 91
Allendale County (all)
Barnwell County (partial)
Orangeburg County (partial)

Lonnie Hosey (Barnwell)

District No. 92
Berkeley County (partial)

Joseph Sofronio Daning (Berkeley)

District No. 93
Calhoun County (all)
Lexington County (partial)
Orangeburg County (partial)

Russell L. Ott (Calhoun)

District No. 94
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Jenny Anderson Horne (Dorchester)

District No. 95
Orangeburg County (partial)

Jerry N. Govan, Jr. (Orangeburg)

District No. 96
Lexington County (partial)

Lawrence Kit Spires (Lexington)

District No. 97
Colleton County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Patsy G. Knight (Dorchester)

District No. 98
Dorchester County (partial)

Christopher J. Murphy (Dorchester)

District No. 99
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

James H. Merrill (Berkeley)

District No. 100
Berkeley County (partial)

Edward L. Southard (Berkeley)

District No. 101
Clarendon County (partial)
Williamsburg County (partial)

Cezar E. McKnight (Williamsburg)

District No. 102
Berkeley County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Joseph Herman Jefferson, Jr. (Berkeley)

District No. 103
Georgetown County (partial)
Horry County (partial)
Williamsburg County (partial)

Carl Lovetta Anderson (Georgetown)

District No. 104
Horry County (partial)

Gregory D. Duckworth (Horry)

District No. 105
Horry County (partial)

Kevin James Hardee (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)

Stephen L. Goldfinch, Jr. (Georgetown)

District No. 109
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

David James Mack, III (Charleston)

District No. 110
Charleston County (partial)

Harry Bancroft Limehouse, III (Charleston)

District No. 111
Charleston County (partial)

Wendell Gregory Gilliard (Charleston)

District No. 112
Charleston County (partial)

F. Michael Sottile (Charleston)

District No. 113
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Jackson Seth Whipper (Charleston)

District No. 114
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Mary E. Tinkler (Charleston)

District No. 115
Charleston County (partial)

Peter M. McCoy, Jr. (Charleston)

District No. 116
Charleston County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)

Robert L. Brown (Charleston)

District No. 117
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

William E. Crosby (Charleston)

District No. 118
Beaufort County (partial)
Jasper County (partial)

William G. Herbkersman (Beaufort)

District No. 119
Charleston County (partial)

Leonidas Emmanuel Stavrinakis (Charleston)

District No. 120
Beaufort County (partial)
Jasper County (partial)

William Weston J. Newton (Beaufort)

District No. 121
Beaufort County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)

Kenneth F. Hodges (Colleton)

District No. 122
Beaufort County (partial)
Hampton County (all)
Jasper County (partial)

William Knight Bowers (Hampton)

District No. 123
Beaufort County (partial)

Jeffrey A. Bradley (Beaufort)

District No. 124
Beaufort County (partial)

Shannon Smith Erickson (Beaufort)
* James Howle Lucas 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)
Greenwood County (partial)

William Hamilton O'Dell (Abbeville)

District No. 5
Greenville County (partial)
Spartanburg County (partial)

Thomas D. Corbin (Greenville)

District No. 6
Greenville County (partial)

Michael L. Fair (Greenville)

District No. 7
Greenville County (partial)

Karl B. Allen (Greenville)

District No. 8
Greenville County (partial)

Clarence Ross Turner, III (Greenville)

District No. 9
Greenville County (partial)
Laurens County (partial)

Daniel Byron Verdin, III (Laurens)

District No. 10
Abbeville County (partial)
Greenwood County (partial)
McCormick County (partial)
Saluda County (partial)

Floyd Nicholson (Greenwood)

District No. 11
Spartanburg County (partial)

Glenn G. Reese (Spartanburg)

District No. 12
Greenville County (partial)
Spartanburg County (partial)

Lee Bright (Spartanburg)

District No. 13
Greenville County (partial)
Spartanburg County (partial)
Union County (partial)

Shane R. Martin (Spartanburg)

District No. 14
Cherokee County (partial)
Spartanburg 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
Lancaster County (partial)
York County (partial)

Chauncey K. Gregory (Lancaster)

District No. 17
Chester County (all)
Fairfield County (all)
York County (partial)

Creighton B. Coleman (Fairfield)

District No. 18
Lexington County (partial)
Newberry County (all)
Union County (partial)

Ronnie W. Cromer (Newberry)

District No. 19
Richland County (partial)

John L. Scott, Jr. (Richland)

District No. 20
Lexington County (partial)
Richland County (partial)

John E. Courson (Richland)

District No. 21
Richland County (partial)

Darrell Jackson (Richland)

District No. 22
Kershaw County (partial)
Richland County (partial)

Joel Lourie (Richland)

District No. 23
Lexington County (partial)

Katrina Frye Shealy (Lexington)

District No. 24
Aiken County (partial)

Thomas R. Young, Jr. (Aiken)

District No. 25
Aiken County (partial)
Edgefield County (all)
Lexington County (partial)
McCormick County (partial)
Saluda County (partial)

A. Shane Massey (Edgefield)

District No. 26
Aiken County (partial)
Calhoun County (partial)
Lexington County (partial)
Saluda County (partial)

Nikki Giles Setzler (Lexington)

District No. 27
Chesterfield County (partial)
Kershaw County (partial)
Lancaster County (partial)

Vincent A. Sheheen (Kershaw)

District No. 28
Dillon County (partial)
Horry County (partial)

Greg Hembree (Horry)

District No. 29
Chesterfield County (partial)
Darlington County (partial)
Lee County (partial)
Marlboro County (partial)

Gerald Malloy (Darlington)

District No. 30
Dillon County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Horry County (partial)
Marion County (partial)
Marlboro County (partial)

Kent M. Williams (Marion)

District No. 31
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)

**Hugh Kenneth Leatherman, Sr. (Florence)

District No. 32
Berkley County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Georgetown County (partial)
Horry County (partial)
Williamsburg County (all)

Ronnie A. Sabb (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
Kershaw County (partial)
Lee County (partial)
Richland County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

J. Thomas McElveen, III (Sumter)

District No. 36
Clarendon County (partial)
Darlington County (partial)
Florence County (partial)
Sumter County (partial)

Kevin L. Johnson (Clarendon)

District No. 37
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)

Lawrence Kelly Grooms (Berkeley)

District No. 38
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Sean M. Bennett (Dorchester)

District No. 39
Berkeley County (partial)
Calhoun County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)
Orangeburg County (partial)

John Wesley Matthews, Jr. (Orangeburg)

District No. 40
Allendale County (partial)
Bamberg County (all)
Barnwell County (all)
Colleton County (partial)
Hampton County (partial
Orangeburg County (partial)

C. Bradley Hutto (Orangeburg)

District No. 41
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Paul Thurmond (Charleston)

District No. 42
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Marlon E. Kimpson (Charleston)

District No. 43
Beaufort County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)

George E. Campsen, III (Charleston)

District No. 44
Berkeley County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)
Dorchester County (partial)

Paul G. Campbell, Jr. (Berkeley)

District No. 45
Allendale County (partial)
Beaufort County (partial)
Charleston County (partial)
Colleton County (partial)
Hampton County (partial)
Jasper County (partial)

Clementa Carlos Pinckney (Jasper) (1) /
Margie Bright Matthews (Colleton) (2)

District No. 46
Beaufort County (partial)
Jasper County (partial)

Thomas C. Davis (Beaufort)
** Hugh Kenneth Leatherman, Sr. was elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Jeffrey S. Gossett was elected Clerk.
(1) Clementa Carlos Pinckney was murdered on June 17, 2015.
(2) Margie Bright Matthews was elected on October 20, 2015 in a special election to replace Clementa Carlos Pinckney.
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