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Bill Chumley
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 35th district
Assumed office
2011
Personal details
Born (1947-09-24) September 24, 1947 (age 77)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

William M. Chumley (born September 24, 1947) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 35th District, serving since 2011. He is a member of the Republican party.[1]

In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Charleston in 2015, Chumley said he would not vote to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state house.[2] In press reports, he observed "These people sat in there and waited their turn to be shot, that's sad. Somebody in there with a means of self-defense could've stopped this."[3]

On December 13, 2017, Chumley and fellow South Carolina representative Mike Burns proposed building a monument to South Carolina's black Confederate soldiers, although the historical record shows that no such soldiers existed.[4]

Pornography

In December 2016, Chumley pre-filed a bill that would require the installation of "pornography blockers" on all computers sold in South Carolina with a payment of $20 required to lift the blocker.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Bill Chumley". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Hawes, Jennifer (24 June 2015). "We're asking every member of the SC legislature about the Confederate flag". Post and Courier (Charleston). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ Lavender, Paige (24 June 2015). "South Carolina Lawmaker: Charleston Shooting Victims 'Waited Their Turn To Be Shot'". The State. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Jeff (30 December 2017). "Experts say black Confederate soldiers didn't fight for SC". Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ Cauterucci, Christina (20 December 2016). "South Carolina Bill Would Make All Computers Come With a Porn Blocker". Slate. Retrieved 20 December 2016.