Politics & Government

SC House Committee Assignments Announced

For six standing committees.

In the last session of 2012, House Speaker Bobby Harrell announced committee appointments. Each committee has 18 members, with the exception of Judicial and Ways and Means, which have 25 each, and Rules which has 15. Committee chairs will be elected later today. They are:

 

AGRICULTURE, NAT. RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

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  • William M. "Bill" Chumley
  • Heather Ammons Crawford
  • William E. "Bill" Crosby
  • Chandra E. Dillard
  • Kirkman Finlay, III                                   
  • J. Wayne George
  • Stephen Goldfinch, Jr.
  • Kevin Hardee
  • Nelson L. Hardwick
  • David R. Hiott
  • William M. "Bill" Hixon
  • Kenneth F. Hodges
  • Patsy G. Knight
  • V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
  • Mandy Powers Norrell
  • Robert Shannon Riley
  • Edward L. Southard
  • Ted M. Vick

 

EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

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  • Lester P. Branham, Jr.
  • Norman D. "Doug" Brannon
  • Robert L. Brown
  • Joseph S. Daning
  • Raye Felder
  • Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
  • John Richard C. King
  • Harold Mitchell, Jr.
  • Ralph W. Norman
  • Phillip D. "Phil" Owens
  • Andrew S. "Andy" Patrick
  • Joshua A. Putnam
  • Samuel Rivers, Jr.
  • Tommy M. Stringer
  • Bill Taylor
  • Don L. Wells
  • Mark N. Willis
  • Donna H. Wood

 

                             JUDICIARY

  • Bruce W. Bannister
  • Don C. Bowen
  • Alan D. Clemmons
  • J. Derham Cole, Jr.
  • F. Gregory "Greg" Delleney, Jr.
  • Laurie Slade Funderburk
  • Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton
  • Jenny Anderson Horne
  • Ralph Shealy Kennedy, Jr.
  • Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
  • Joseph A. "Joe" McEachern
  • Walton J. McLeod
  • Elizabeth R. Munnerlyn
  • Christopher J. "Chris" Murphy
  • Wendy K. Nanney
  • Weston Newton
  • Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
  • Rick Quinn
  • J. Todd Rutherford
  • Bakari T. Sellers
  • James E. Smith, Jr.
  • Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr.
  • Anne J. Thayer J.
  • David Weeks
  • J. Seth Whipper

 

                                               LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

  • Carl L. Anderson
  • Todd K. Atwater
  • Jimmy C. Bales
  • Nathan Ballentine
  • Eric M. Bedingfield
  • William K. Bowers
  • Grady A. Brown
  • Kristopher R. "Kris" Crawford
  • Shannon S. Erickson
  • P. Michael "Mike" Forrester
  • Michael W. Gambrell
  • Deborah A. Long
  • Phillip D. Lowe
  • David J. Mack, III
  • Dennis C. Moss
  • William E. "Bill" Sandifer, III
  • F. Michael "Mike" Sottile
  • McLain R. "Mac" Toole

 

MEDICAL, MILITARY, PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

  • Terry Alexander
  • Beth E. Bernstein
  • MaryGail K. Douglas
  • Craig A. Gagnon
  • Wendell G. Gilliard
  • Christopher R. Hart
  • Phyllis Henderson
  • Leon Howard
  • Joseph H. Jefferson
  • Mia S. McLeod
  • J. Anne Parks
  • Robert L. Ridgeway, III
  • Leola C. Robinson-Simpson
  • Mike Ryhal
  • Ronnie A. Sabb
  • L. Kit Spires
  • Robert Q. Williams


                                                                 WAYS AND MEANS

  • Merita A. "Rita" Allison
  • Michael A. "Mike" Anthony
  • Liston D. Barfield
  • Kenneth A. "Kenny" Bingham
  • William "Bill" Clyburn
  • Gilda Cobb-Hunter
  • Tracy R. Edge
  • Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes
  • William G. Herbkersman
  • Lonnie Hosey
  • Chip Huggins
  • Harry B. Limehouse, III
  • Dwight A. Loftis
  • James H. Merrill
  • Joseph H. "Joe" Neal
  • Harry L. Ott, Jr.
  • Michael A. Pitts
  • J. Gary Simrill
  • B. R. Skelton
  • G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
  • Garry R. Smith
  • J. Roland Smith
  • Leon E. Stavrinakis
  • W. Brian White
  • William R. "Bill" Whitmire

 

                                                                           RULES

  • Michael A. "Mike" Anthony
  • Todd K. Atwater
  • Grady A. Brown
  • Alan D. Clemmons
  • Kristopher R. "Kris" Crawford
  • Joseph S. Daning
  • Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
  • Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton
  • Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes
  • William G. Herbkersman
  • David R. Hiott
  • Dwight A. Loftis
  • Joseph H. "Joe" Neal
  • L. Kit Spires
  • William R. "Bill" Whitmire

 

                                                     INTERSTATE COOPERATION

  • William M. "Bill" Hixon
  • Harold Mitchell, Jr.
  • Dennis C. Moss
  • Ted M. Vick
  • Mark N. Willis

 

                                     INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

  • Liston D. Barfield                       
  • Don C. Bowen                       
  • Robert L. Brown
  • Joseph A. "Joe" McEachern                       
  • J. Roland Smith

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