Chip Campsen Explained

George E. "Chip" Campsen III
State Senate1:South Carolina
District1:43rd
Term Start1:2004
Predecessor1:John R. Kuhn
State House2:South Carolina
District2:112th
Term Start2:1996
Term End2:2002
Predecessor2:Harry Hallman
Successor2:Ben A. Hagood Jr.
Birth Name:George Earle Campsen III
Birth Date:30 March 1959
Birth Place:Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Lalla Lee Laffitte
Children:2
Education:Furman University (BS)
University of South Carolina (JD), (MS)[1]

George E. "Chip" Campsen III (born March 30, 1959) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican party.

Political career

Campsen is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 43rd District since 2004. Previously, he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1996 through 2002.

Campsen currently chairs the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, and serves on the Senate Judiciary, Legislative Oversight, Rules, and Transportation Committees.[2]

He was the only state senator that voted against the Base Load Review Act in 2004 that led to the failure of the VC Summer Nuclear Project expansion.[3]

In June 2023, Campsen endorsed Tim Scott in the 2024 United States presidential election.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography. March 15, 2024. South Carolina Legislature.
  2. "Senate Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  3. Web site: STOKES. CHIP CAMPSEN AND JUSTIN. Commentary: More work needed to expand solar energy, boost SC economy, conservation. 2020-12-24. Post and Courier. en.
  4. Sen. Tim Scott in Spartanburg to announce campaign endorsements". FOX Carolina. June 12, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.