On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (SC) - District 24
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
Member, Constitutional Subcommittee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Family and Veterans' Services Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Member, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee
Member, Legislative Oversight Committee
Member, Rules Committee
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.