Bruce Bannister's Biography
- State House (SC) - District 24, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (SC) - District 24
Contact Information
Office
312B Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Post Office Box 10007
Greenville, SC 29603
Full Name:
Bruce Wyche Bannister
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 4 Children: Bruce Jr., Benjamin, Molly Kate, Caroline
Birth Date:
07/21/1972
Birth Place:
Greenville, SC
Home City:
Greenville, SC
Religion:
Christian - Episcopalian
JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1996-1998
BA, Political Science, Davidson College, 1991-1995
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 24, 2005-present
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 24, 2022
Majority Leader, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2013-2017
Assistant Majority Leader, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2009-2013
Former Chair, Constitutional Laws Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on General and Family Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Partner, Bannister and Wyatt, Limited Liability Company, 2000-present
Adjunct Professor, Greenville Technical College
Law Clerk, Honorable Larry R. Patterson, circuit Court Judge
Member, Andrew's Society of Greenville
Member, Better Business Bureau
Member, Children's Museum of the Upstate Board
Member, Christ Church of Greenville
Member, Greenville County Bar Association
Member, Greenville County Lawyers
Former Member, Greenville Peace Center Board
Participant, Leadership Greenville
Member, South Carolina Bar Association
Member, Liberty Fellowship, 2014
Member, A Child's Haven Board, 2008-2011
Chair, South Carolina Bar Lawyer Legislator Task Force, 2009
Member, Order of Wig and Robe, University of South Carolina, 1998
Awards:
Greenville's Best and Brightest Under 35, 2007
Children's Hospital Legislative Advocacy Award, 2011
South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2015
Date of Wedding Anniversary:
June 14, 1997