Gary Simrill | |
Office: | Majority Leader of the South Carolina House of Representatives |
Term Start: | December 6, 2016 |
Term End: | May 12, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Bruce W. Bannister |
Successor: | Davey Hiott |
State House1: | South Carolina |
District1: | 46th |
Term Start1: | January 1993 |
Term End1: | November 14, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Wes Hayes |
Successor1: | Heath Sessions |
Birth Date: | 29 May 1966 |
Birth Place: | Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | Winthrop University (BA) |
J. Gary Simrill (born May 29, 1966) is an American politician. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 46th District, serving from 1992 to 2022. On December 6, 2016, he was elected as majority leader of the South Carolina House, which he held until May 2022. He is a member of the Republican party.[1]
Simrill was the primary sponsor of the Infrastructure and Economic Development Act that went into effect on July 1, 2017.
During the 2019 Legislative Session, he authored and shepherded through the General Assembly the bill that allowed the Carolina Panthers to move their practice facilities to Rock Hill, South Carolina.