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Tom Young, Jr.'s Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (SC) - District 24

Contact Information

608 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201

Post Office Box 651
Aiken, SC 29802

Full Name:

Thomas 'Tom' R. Young, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Heather; 2 Children: Hailey Elizabeth, Ashley Caroline

Birth Date:

10/08/1971

Birth Place:

Aiken, SC

Home City:

Aiken, SC

Religion:

St. John's Methodist Church in Aiken

JD, University of South Carolina, 1996

BA, University of South Carolina, 1993

Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 24, 2013-present

Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 24, 2020

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2009-2012

Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Lawyer, Tom Young, Jr. Law Offices

Chair, Aiken County Legislative Delegation, present

Member, Saint John's United Methodist Church, present

Member, South Carolina Governor's Nuclear Advisory Commission, present

Member, South Carolina State Bar Association, present

Former Chair, Aiken County Dollars for Scholars

Former Member, Aiken County Public Education Partners Board

Former Member, Aiken Partnership, University of South Carolina

Former Chair, Children's Place

Former Member, Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce

Member, Kappa Sigma Fraternity

Volunteer Attorney, Millbrook Baptist Church

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity

Former Member, South Carolina Honors College Board

Former Chair, Young Alumni Association, University of South Carolina

Awards:

University of South Carolina Carolina Scholar, 1989;
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, 1993;
Order of Wig and Robe, University of South Carolina, 1996;
University of South Carolina Law Alumni Silver Compleat Lawyer Award, 2009;
"Sword and Mace" Recipient Twice, BIPEC;
Taxpayer Hero Award, South Carolina Club for Growth, 2011/2012

Father's Name:

Thomas R., Sr.

Mother's Name:

Delly O.

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