George E. "Chip" Campsen III  | |
|---|---|
| Member of the  South Carolina Senate  from the 43rd district  | |
| Assumed office 2004  | |
| Preceded by | John R. Kuhn | 
| Member of the  South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives  from the 112th district  | |
| In office 1996–2002  | |
| Preceded by | Harry Hallman | 
| Succeeded by | Ben A. Hagood Jr. | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Earle Campsen III March 30,1959  | 
| Political 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.
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]
In 2024,Campsen was among the state legislators appointed to serve on the Robert Smalls Monument Commission. [5] [6]