South Carolina House of Representatives

South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
History
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	Bruce W. Bannister, (R) Since November 10, 2008
Minority Leader	J. Todd Rutherford, (D) Since January 11, 2005
Structure
Seats	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 chamber in the state capitol in Columbia

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.

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Previous Legislature (2009–2011)	72	51	123	1
Begin	75	47	122	2
December 14, 2010	76		123	1
April 6, 2011		48	124	0
May 29, 2011	75		123	1
September 27, 2011	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	Bruce W. Bannister	Republican
Minority Leader	J. Todd Rutherford	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	Joshua A. Putnam	Rep	Piedmont
11	Craig A. Gagnon	Rep	Abbeville
12	J. Anne Parks	Dem	Greenwood
13	R. Shannon Riley	Rep	Hodges
14	Michael Pitts	Rep	Laurens
15	Samuel Rivers, Jr.	Rep	Goose Creek
16	Mark N. Willis	Rep	Fountain Inn
17	Mike Burns	Rep	Taylors
18	Tommy Stringer	Rep	Greer
19	Dwight Loftis	Rep	Greenville
20	Dan Hamilton	Rep	Greenville
21	Phyllis Henderson	Rep	Greer
22	Wendy Nanney	Rep	Greenville
23	Chandra Dillard	Dem	Greenville
24	Bruce W. Bannister	Rep	Greenville
25	Leola C. Robinson-Simpson	Dem	Greenville
26	Raye Felder	Rep	Fort Mill
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	Spartanburg
34	Michael Forrester	Rep	Spartanburg
35	Bill Chumley	Rep	Woodruff
36	Merita Ann Allison	Rep	Lyman
37	Donna H. Wood	Rep	Boiling Springs
38	Doug Brannon	Rep	Landrum
39	Ralph Shealy Kennedy, Jr.	Rep	Leesville
40	Walton McLeod	Dem	Little Mountain
41	MaryGail K. Douglas	Dem	Winnsboro
42	Michael A. Anthony	Dem	Union
43	Greg Delleney	Rep	Chester
44	Mandy Powers Norrell	Dem	Lancaster
45	Deborah Long	Rep	Indian Land
46	Gary Simrill	Rep	Rock Hill
47	Tommy Pope	Rep	York
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	Mike Ryhal	Rep	Myrtle Beach
57	J. Wayne George	Dem	Mullins
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	Robert L. Ridgeway, III	Dem	Manning
65	Jay Lucas	Rep	Hartsville
66	Gilda Cobb-Hunter	Dem	Orangeburg
67	George Smith, Jr.	Rep	Sumter
68	Heather Ammons Crawford	Rep	Myrtle Beach
69	Rick Quinn	Rep	Lexington
70	Joseph Neal	Dem	Hopkins
71	Nathan Ballentine	Rep	Chapin
72	James E. Smith, Jr.	Dem	Columbia
73	Christopher R. Hart	Dem	Columbia
74	J. Todd Rutherford	Dem	Columbia
75	Kirkman Finlay, III	Rep	Columbia
76	Leon Howard	Dem	Columbia
77	Joe McEachern	Dem	Columbia
78	Beth E. Bernstein	Dem	Columbia
79	Mia S. McLeod	Dem	Columbia
80	Jimmy Bales	Dem	Eastover
81	Don L. Wells	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	North Charleston
99	James Merrill	Rep	Charleston
100	Edward Southard	Rep	Moncks Corner
101	Ronnie Sabb	Dem	Greeleyville
102	Joseph H. Jefferson	Dem	Pineville
103	Carl Anderson	Dem	Georgetown
104	Tracy Edge	Rep	Myrtle Beach
105	Kevin Hardee	Rep	Loris
106	Nelson Hardwick	Rep	Surfside Beach
107	Alan D. Clemmons	Rep	Myrtle Beach
108	Stephen Goldfinch, Jr.	Rep	Murrells Inlet
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	Weston J. Newton	Rep	Bluffton
121	Kenneth Hodges	Dem	Green Pond
122	William K. Bowers	Dem	Hampton
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

External links

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