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Bill Sandifer III's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (SC) - District 2

Full Name:

William 'Bill' E. Sandifer III

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Sandra; 4 Children: Wes, Lori, Will, Jennifer

Birth Date:

02/21/1945

Birth Place:

Aiken, SC

Home City:

Seneca, SC

Religion:

Methodist

Graduated, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, 1965

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 2, 1995-present

Chief Majority Whip, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 2, 2022

Assistant Majority Leader, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2002-2004

Former Member, Executive Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Operator/Owner/President, Seneca Mortuary, 1970-1998

Major, South Carolina Army National Guard, 1966-1986

Member, American Legion Charles McGee Byrd Post 120

Former Chair, Oconee United Way

Former Worthy Patron, Order of the Eastern Star, Seneca Chapter

Member, Saint Mark United Methodist Church

Member, Seneca Coffee Club

Member, Seneca Foothills Elks Lodge #2822

Former Master, Seneca Masonic Lodge

Member, Seneca National Bank Board of Directors

Member, Seneca Rotary Club

Member, Trinity Baptist Church

Chair, Fort Hill Natural Gas Authority, 1994

Chair, Oconee Memorial Hospital, 1986-1988

President, South Carolina Funeral Directors' Association, 1987

Chair, South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service, 1983

President, Seneca Chamber of Commerce, 1978

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, 2000;
Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Cemetery Association, 2002;
Legislative Leadership Award, South Carolina Tel. Association, 2002;
Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Realtors Association, 2002;
Legislative Award by American Legion, Department of South Carolina, 2003;
Hall of Fame Award, Seneca Chamber of Commerce, 2004;
Distinguished Service Award, Home Builders Association of Greenville, 2003;
Special Legislative Award, South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, for highest office held by a member of the Association;
Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina Legislator of the Year, 2009;
Champion of Health Care, South Carolina Medical Association;
"Peas and Carrots" Award by Citizens for Sound Conservation for "Improving our Environmental and Economical Quality of Life", 2009;
Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Cable Association, 2010;
Inducted into the South Carolina Homebuilder's Hall of Fame, 2011;

Father's Name:

William Edward, Jr Sandifer

Mother's Name:

Frances Harley Sandifer

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