We’ve officially wrapped up the 2010 session. The last week of the General Assembly is always frantic and frustrating. We say our goodbyes to colleagues who either have chosen not to run again, who are running for a higher office, or who were defeated in the primaries.…

On Wednesday, South Carolina had a front-row seat to the ideological differences between conservatives and liberals.

The debate began with a simple dilemma: How do we adequately fund our state judicial system so that both criminal and civil cases can…

This week, the South Carolina House of Representatives once again approved a common-sense voting provision intended to prevent fraud and defend our voting system from abuse.  This legislation was necessary to protect the integrity of our elections.  In…

This week was “crossover” week in the House – the deadline for the House or Senate to approve legislation and send it to the other chamber. After May 1, it takes a two-thirds vote for the other body to even…

This week the House debated and passed several important bills.  The first bill was the Cigarette tax.  In the House this debate lasted several hours and many amendments were offered and defeated.   The debate was about the amount…

This was a good week for conservative reforms. Several pieces of legislation moved through the House this week that will change our state.

First, the House Judiciary Committee passed a sweeping lawsuit abuse reform (or Tort Reform) legislation. Tort reform…

Last fall, my fellow House Republicans and I met in locations across our state to discuss the issues that you told us were important.  In January, based on these recommendations, we unveiled an agenda focused on creating jobs, reforming government,…

The government should not create jobs. The government should get out of the way and do whatever it can to help the private sector create jobs.   The South Carolina House took action this week to get the government out of…

It’s an exciting time at the Statehouse!

Last week, the South Carolina General Assembly reconvened for its 2010 session. We have many challenges and opportunities ahead and the attitude of legislators seems to be—let’s get to work! Before the session…

The South Carolina Legislative Session runs from January to June.  Please keep checking back for the latest information about pending State House legislation.

In the meantime, below is a summary of some of my accomplishments during the 2008 Legislative Session:…