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Summary

Representative William 'Bill' R. Whitmire

Full Name: William 'Bill' R. Whitmire
Office: State House (SC) - District 1, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Kathy Lynn; 3 Children: Ashley Aven, Alayna Brianne, Trevor Ramsey
Birth Date: 08/24/1948
Birth Place: Seneca, SC
Home City: Walhalla, SC
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

Amendment No. 1 - Distribution Facilities and the Sales Tax
Legislation (Nay)

April 27, 2011 - -Specifies that owning or utilizing a distribution facility within South Carolina is not considered in determining whether or not the person or company owning the ...

H 3584 - Cigarette Tax Increase
Legislation (Yea)

May 12, 2010 - -Authorizes that the revenue raised from the surtax be distributed as follows (Sec. 1):-$5 million annually to the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer ...

H 3305 - Requiring Secret Ballot Elections
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)

March 10, 2010

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Positions 90%
2012 South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee Positions 99
2009 South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Positions 86%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($4,500.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

William Whitmire refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/email.php?T=M&C=1914204316

Capitol Website
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1914204316

Capitol
436C Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-734-3068

District
Post Office Box 157
Walhalla, SC 29691
Phone: 864-638-2970

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