Former Member, General Government, Personnel and Benefits Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses
Former President, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses
Former Member, Revenue Policy Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Chair, Ethics Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Former Member, General Government, Personnel and Benefits Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses
Former President, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses
Former Member, Revenue Policy Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Chair, Ethics Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
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Date of Wedding Anniversary:
June 28, 1974
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1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
- No
2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
- Yes
3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
- No
4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- Yes
2. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support legalizing marijuana for medical purposes?
- Yes
3. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes
5. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
3. Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No
5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- Yes
6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of South Carolina?
- No
7. Do you support increasing state funding for improving South Carolina's roads and bridges?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- a) through infrastructure developmentg) I already have
1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in South Carolina?
- No
2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from South Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
4. Should all revenue generated from the state lottery go to the education budget?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No
2. Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring industrial-scale farms to get state permits before drawing water from rivers?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- c) case dependant
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No
3. Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
- Yes
4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
- No
2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through South Carolina's health care programs?
- No
3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No
4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- Yes
5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
- No
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
3. Do you support greater efforts by South Carolina state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- No
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- 1) Eliminating the local government fund and block granting all monies from the state to local government with first 40% being pro rata and 60% being per capita.2) Transparency of third party and out of state money on SC elections.3) Executive appointment of Judges with Senate consent4) Privatize higher education
Type: resolution Chamber: lower
Type: resolution Chamber: lower
Type: resolution Chamber: lower