George E. "Chip" Campsen III | |
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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 Charleston,South Carolina,U.S. |
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]