On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (SC) - District 2
407 Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
112 Cardinal Drive
Seneca, SC 29672
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