Card image cap

Chip Huggins' Biography

Contact Information

No contact information available.

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

arrow_upward