Full Name:
Chip Huggins
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Ginger; 2 Children: Hiller, Laine
Birth Date:
11/30/1961
Birth Place:
Columbia, SC
Home City:
Columbia, SC
Religion:
Presbyterian
Attended, University of South Carolina
BS, Winthrop University, 1987
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 85, 1999-2022
Candidate, South Carolina House of Representatives, District 85, 2020
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Business, Commerce, and Administration, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development and Natural Resources, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Sales and Income Tax, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation, Regulatory and Cultural Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Director of Business Development, Duraclean, 2012-present
Broker, Century 21 Bob Capes Realtors, Greystone Office
Director/Realtor, Coldwell Banker United Realtors
Member, Association of Realtors' Grievance Committee
Member, Avalon Homeowner's Association
Former Membership Chair, Boy Scouts of America, Indian Waters Council
Former President/Member, Business Association of Columbia
Member, Chapin Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Etowah Friends of Scouting, 2001-02
Member, Fire District Foundation Board
Member, Irmo Chamber of Commerce
Member, Irmo Little League
Member, Lake Murray Association
Member, Lake Murray Titans Baseball, Incorporated Board
Member, Million Dollar Club
Member, Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church
Member, Saint Andrews Rotary Club
Member, South Carolina Association of Realtors
Member, South Carolina State Guard Advisory Board
Former Member, Welvista Board
Member, Winthrop University Alumni Board
Awards:
Greater Columbia Association of Realtors PEP Award and Member Emeritus Service Award; South Carolina Association of Realtors, Legislator of the Year, 2001; Legislator of the Year, American Legion
Date of Wedding Anniversary:
October 29, 1988
Priority Issues:
Strong supporter of Governor Haley's plan on Ethics Reform and Transparency
*Supports third-party auditing of all legislators
*Fight wasteful government spending
*Stand against any increase of the state income tax and gas tax
*Chip opposes common core and introduced the SC Founding Principles Act