South Carolina House of Representatives

South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina General Assembly

Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
New session started	January 4, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Bobby Harrell, (R) since June 2, 2005
Speaker pro Tempore	Jay Lucas, (R) since November 17, 2010
Majority Leader	Kenny Bingham, (R) since November 10, 2008
Minority Leader	Harry L. Ott, Jr., (D) since January 11, 2005
Structure
Members	124
Political groups	Republican Party (76) Democratic Party (47)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Carolina Constitution
Salary	$10,400/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (124 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (124 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber South Carolina State House Columbia, South Carolina
Website
South Carolina House of Representatives

The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seating on the floor is not divided by party, but is arranged by county delegation.

1 Composition
2 References
3 External links

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Previous Legislature (2009–2011)	72	51	123	1

Begin^[1]	75	47	122	2
December 14, 2010^[2]	76	47	123	1
April 6, 2011^[3]	76	48	124	0
May 29, 2011^[4]	75		123	1
September 27, 2011^[5]	76		124	0
Latest voting share	61.29%	38.71%

Leadership

South Carolina House of Representatives Officers
Position	Name	Party
Speaker	Robert W. "Bobby" Harrell, Jr.	Republican
Majority Leader	Kenneth A. "Kenny" Bingham	Republican
Minority Leader	Harry L. Ott, Jr.	Democratic

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Bill Whitmire	Rep	Walhalla
2	Bill Sandifer, III	Rep	Seneca
3	B.R. Skelton	Rep	Six Mile
4	Davey Hiott	Rep	Pickens
5	Phillip Owens	Rep	Easley
6	W. Brian White	Rep	Anderson
7	Michael Gambrell	Rep	Honea Path
8	Don Bowen	Rep	Anderson
9	Anne Thayer	Rep	Belton
10	Daniel T. Cooper	Rep	Piedmont
11	Paul L. Agnew	Dem	Abbeville
12	Julia Parks	Dem	Greenwood
13	Lewis Pinson	Rep	Greenwood
14	Michael Pitts	Rep	Laurens
15	David Tribble	Rep	Clinton
16	Mark N. Willis	Rep	Fountain Inn
17	Tom Corbin	Rep	Travelers Rest
18	Tommy Stringer	Rep	Landrum
19	Dwight Loftis	Rep	Greenville
20	Dan Hamilton	Rep	Taylors
21	Phyllis Henderson	Rep	Simpsonville
22	Wendy Nanney	Rep	Greenville
23	Chandra Dillard	Dem	Greenville
24	Bruce W. Bannister	Rep	Greenville
25	Karl Allen	Dem	Greenville
26	Eric Bikas	Rep	Easley
27	Garry R. Smith	Rep	Simpsonville
28	Eric Bedingfield	Rep	Mauldin
29	Dennis Moss	Rep	Gaffney
30	Steve R. Moss	Rep	Blacksburg
31	Harold Mitchell, Jr.	Dem	Spartanburg
32	Derham Cole	Rep	Spartanburg
33	Eddie Tallon	Rep	Pacolet
34	Michael Forrester	Rep	Spartanburg
35	Bill Chumley	Rep	Woodruff
36	Merita Ann Allison	Rep	Lyman
37	Steve A. Parker	Rep	Boiling Springs
38	Doug Brannon	Rep	Landrum
39	Marion Frye	Rep	Leesville
40	Walton McLeod	Dem	Little Mountain
41	Boyd Brown	Dem	Winnsboro
42	Michael A. Anthony	Dem	Union
43	Greg Delleney	Rep	Chester
44	Jimmy Neal	Dem	Kershaw
45	Deborah Long	Rep	Indian Land
46	Gary Simrill	Rep	Rock Hill
47	Tommy Pope	Rep	Clover
48	Ralph Norman	Rep	Rock Hill
49	John Richard C. King	Dem	Rock Hill
50	Grady Brown	Dem	Bishopville
51	J. David Weeks	Dem	Sumter
52	Laurie Funderburk	Dem	Camden
53	Ted Vick	Dem	Chesterfield
54	Elizabeth Munnerlyn	Dem	Bennettsville
55	Jackie E. Hayes	Dem	Dillon
56	Denny Neilson	Dem	Darlington
57	James Battle, Jr.	Dem	Nichols
58	Liston Barfield	Rep	Conway
59	Terry Alexander	Dem	Florence
60	Phillip Lowe	Rep	Florence
61	Lester Branham, Jr.	Dem	Lake City
62	Robert Q. Williams	Dem	Darlington
63	Kristopher Crawford	Rep	Florence
64	Kevin L. Johnson	Dem	Manning
65	Jay Lucas	Rep	Hartsville
66	Gilda Cobb-Hunter	Dem	Orangeburg
67	George Smith, Jr.	Rep	Sumter
68	Thad Viers	Rep	Myrtle Beach
69	Rick Quinn	Rep	Lexington
70	Joseph Neal	Dem	Hopkins
71	Nathan Ballentine	Rep	Irmo
72	James E. Smith, Jr.	Dem	Columbia
73	Christopher R. Hart	Dem	Columbia
74	J. Todd Rutherford	Dem	Columbia
75	James H. Harrison	Rep	Columbia
76	Leon Howard	Dem	Columbia
77	Joe McEachern	Dem	Columbia
78	Joan B. Brady	Rep	Columbia
79	Mia Butler Garrick	Dem	Columbia
80	Jimmy Bales	Dem	Eastover
81	Thomas R. Young	Rep	Aiken
82	Bill Clyburn	Dem	Aiken
83	Bill Hixon	Rep	North Augusta
84	J. Roland Smith	Rep	Warrenville
85	Chip Huggins	Rep	Columbia
86	Bill Taylor	Rep	Aiken
87	Todd Atwater	Rep	Lexington
88	McLain Toole	Rep	West Columbia
89	Kenneth Bingham	Rep	Cayce
90	Bakari Sellers	Dem	Denmark
91	Lonnie Hosey	Dem	Barnwell
92	Joseph Daning	Rep	Goose Creek
93	Harry L. Ott, Jr.	Dem	St. Matthews
94	Jenny Horne	Rep	Summerville
95	Jerry Govan, Jr.	Dem	Orangeburg
96	Lawrence Spires	Rep	Pelion
97	Patsy Knight	Dem	St. George
98	Chris Murphy	Rep	Summerville
99	James Merrill	Rep	Charleston
100	Edward Southard	Rep
101	Ronnie Sabb	Dem	Greeleyville
102	Joseph H. Jefferson	Dem	Pineville
103	Carl Anderson	Dem	Georgetown
104	Tracy Edge	Rep	North Myrtle Beach
105	George Hearn	Rep	Conway
106	Nelson Hardwick	Rep	Surfside Beach
107	Alan D. Clemmons	Rep	Myrtle Beach
108	Kevin Ryan	Rep	Pawleys Island
109	David Mack	Dem	North Charleston
110	Chip Limehouse	Rep	Charleston
111	Wendell Gilliard	Dem	Charleston
112	Mike Sottile	Rep	Isle of Palms
113	Seth Whipper	Dem	North Charleston
114	Bobby Harrell	Rep	Charleston
115	Peter McCoy	Rep	Charleston
116	Robert Brown	Dem	Hollywood
117	Bill Crosby	Rep	North Charleston
118	Bill Herbkersman	Rep	Bluffton
119	Leon Stavrinakis	Dem	Charleston
120	William Bowers	Dem	Hampton
121	Kenneth Hodges	Dem	Green Pond
122	Curtis Brantley	Dem	Ridgeland
123	Andy Patrick	Rep	Hilton Head Island
124	Shannon Erickson	Rep	Beaufort

Past Compositions

Year	Democratic Party	Republican Party	Independent / Other	Majority
1865	0	0	124	124
1868	14	110	0	96
1870	0	100	24^(a)	76
1872	22	102	0	80
1874	0	91	33^(b)	58
1876	64	60	0	4
1878	121	3	0	118
1880	120	4	0	116
1902– 1962	124	0	0	124
1964	123	1	0	122
1966	107	17	0	90
1968	119	5	0	114
1970	115	9	0	109
1972	107	17	0	90
1974	110	14	0	96
1976	114	10	0	104
1978	111	13	0	98
1980	110	14	0	96
1982	108	16	0	92
1984	102	22	0	80
1986	98	26	0	72
1988	94	30	0	64
1990	89	35	0	54
1992	84	40	0	44
1994	72	52	0	20
1996	54	70	0	16
1998	58	66	0	12
2000	55	69	0	14
2002	51	73	0	22
2004	50	74	0	24
2006	51	73	0	22
2008	52	72	0	20
2010	47	76	0	29
2011	48	76	0	28

^(a) 21 were members of the Union Reform Party of South Carolina and the other 3 were Independents from Anderson. Two of the Union Reform members from Chesterfield were later replaced by Republicans from a resolution passed in the House.
^(b) All 33 were members of the Conservative Party of South Carolina.

References

Kalk, Bruce H. (2001). The origins of the southern strategy: two-party competition in South Carolina, 1950–1972. Lexington Books. ISBN 0-7391-0242-7.
Reynolds, John S. (1969). Reconstruction in South Carolina. Negro University Press. ISBN 0-8371-1638-4.
The Post and Courier
The State

^ Districts 21 and 64 vacant due to the deaths of Bill Wylie and Cathy Harvin, respectively.
^ http://www.thestate.com/2010/12/14/1605364/voters-pick-sc-house-member.html/ Republican Phyllis Henderson elected to succeed Rep. Bill Wyllie.
^ Democrat Kevin L. Johnson (District 64) elected to succeed Cathy Harvin (D) [1]
^ Republican C. David Umphlett, Jr. (District 100) died.
^ Republican Edward Southard elected to succeed Umphlett.

External links

South Carolina House of Representatives
- 2007 seating chart
Project Vote Smart – State House of South Carolina links to each Representative

Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Bobby Harrell (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Jay Lucas (R) • Majority Leader: Kenneth Bingham (R) • Minority Leader: Harry L. Ott, Jr. (D)

Bill Whitmire (R)
Bill Sandifer, III (R)
B.R. Skelton (R)
Davey Hiott (R)
Phillip Owens (R)
W. Brian White (R)
Michael Gambrell (R)
Don Bowen (R)
Anne Thayer (R)
Daniel T. Cooper (R)
Paul L. Agnew (D)
J. Anne Parks (D)
Lewis Pinson (R)
Michael Pitts (R)
David Tribble (R)
Mark N. Willis (R)
Tom Corbin (R)
Tommy Stringer (R)
Dwight Loftis (R)
Dan Hamilton (R)
Phyllis Henderson (R)
Wendy Nanney (R)
Chandra Dillard (D)
Bruce W. Bannister (R)
Karl Allen (D)

Eric Bikas (R)
Garry R. Smith (R)
Eric Bedingfield (R)
Dennis Moss (R)
Steve R. Moss (R)
Harold Mitchell, Jr. (D)
Derham Cole (R)
Eddie Tallon (R)
Michael Forrester (R)
Bill Chumley (R)
Merita Ann Allison (R)
Steve A. Parker (R)
Doug Brannon (R)
Marion Frye (R)
Walton McLeod (D)
Boyd Brown (D)
Michael A. Anthony (D)
Greg Delleney (R)
Jimmy Neal (D)
Deborah Long (R)
Gary Simrill (R)
Tommy Pope (R)
Ralph Norman (R)
John Richard C. King (D)
Grady Brown (D)

J. David Weeks (D)
Laurie Funderburk (D)
Ted Vick (D)
Elizabeth Munnerlyn (D)
Jackie E. Hayes (D)
Denny Neilson (D)
James Battle, Jr. (D)
Liston Barfield (R)
Terry Alexander (D)
Phillip Lowe (R)
Lester Branham, Jr. (D)
Robert Q. Williams (D)
Kristopher Crawford (R)
Kevin Johnson (D)
Jay Lucas (R)
Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)
George Smith, Jr. (R)
Thad Viers (R)
Rick Quinn (R)
Joseph Neal (D)
Nathan Ballentine (R)
James E. Smith, Jr. (D)
Christopher R. Hart (D)
J. Todd Rutherford (D)
James H. Harrison (R)

Leon Howard (D)
Joe McEachern (D)
Joan B. Brady (R)
Mia Butler (D)
Jimmy Bales (D)
Thomas R. Young (R)
William Clyburn (D)
Bill Hixon (R)
J. Roland Smith (R)
Chip Huggins (R)
Bill Taylor (R)
Todd Atwater (R)
McLain Toole (R)
Kenneth Bingham (R)
Bakari Sellers (D)
Lonnie Hosey (D)
Joseph Daning (R)
Harry L. Ott, Jr. (D)
Jenny Horne (R)
Jerry Govan (D)
Lawrence Spires (R)
Patsy Knight (D)
Chris Murphy (R)
James Merrill (R)
C. David Umphlett, Jr. (R)

Ronnie Sabb (D)
Joseph H. Jefferson (D)
Carl Anderson (D)
Tracy Edge (R)
George Hearn (R)
Nelson Hardwick (R)
Alan Clemmons (R)
Kevin Ryan (R)
David Mack (D)
Chip Limehouse (R)
Wendell Gilliard (D)
Mike Sottile (R)
Seth Whipper (D)
Bobby Harrell (R)
Peter McCoy (R)
Robert Brown (D)
Bill Crosby (R)
Bill Herbkersman (R)
Leon Stavrinakis (D)
William Bowers (D)
Kenneth Hodges (D)
Curtis Brantley (D)
Andy Patrick (R)
Shannon Erickson (R)

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