Larry A. Martin (born June 20,1957) is a Republican and a former member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 2nd District since 1992 until 2017. In 2012,he was named Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1979 through 1992. He was the youngest member of the SC House for six years,and his thirty-eight years of total service in the General Assembly is a record for any member from Pickens County. Martin is believed to have been the only non-lawyer to serve as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was a leader in enacting tougher domestic violence laws,ethics reform,tort reform,stronger DUI laws,and more executive control of state agencies.
Martin graduated from Pickens High School and attended Tri-County Technical College. Martin was employed by Alice Manufacturing for thirty-six years and retired in 2018. Martin is married to Susan Lynn Evatt and they have three children and five grandchildren.
Martin attends Pickens First Baptist Church,where he has served as Deacon,Church Moderator,and Sunday School Teacher.
Martin has served President of Pickens County United Way (1983),as the Chairman of the Governor's School-to-Work Council(1997–99) and as the Chairman of the Tax Study Committee(1998). In addition,he has served as a member of the advisory committee of Pickens First National Bank,the Economic Development Committee of the [http://www.slcatlanta.org/ Southern Legislative Conference. In retirement,Martin is serving on the Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital Foundation Board,the Pickens County Cancer Society Board,and the county's advisory board for Upstate Warriors Solution.
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