Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 43, 2005-present

Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 43, 2020

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1996-2002

Chair, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Legislative Oversight Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Transportation Committee

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Invitations Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Partner, Campsen and Campsen, Attorneys at Law, 1989-present

Executive Vice President, Fort Sumter Tours Incorporated, 1985-present

Senior Policy Adviser, Governor Mark Sanford, 2002-2003

Co-Chair/Spokesperson, Governor Mark Sanford's Transition Team, 2002-2003

Broker, Batten, Hudson, & Tarrant, 1983-1985

Captain, Fort Sumter Tours, Incorporated, 1978-1982

Chair, Charleston County Senate Delegation, 2006-present

Member, Board of Visitors, Charleston Southern University, present

Member, Charleston County Bar Association, present

Deacon/Teacher, East Cooper Baptist Church, present

Member, East Cooper Republican Men's Club, present

Member, Medical University of South Carolina President's Advisory Council, present

Member, Republican National Committee, present

Member, South Carolina Baptist Committee, present

Member, South Carolina Bar Association, present

Member, South Carolina Policy Council, present

Former Member, Charleston County Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee

Former Member, Charleston Trident Chamber of Commerce Travel Council

Former Member, J.R. Deanes Company Board of Advisers

Former Member, Justice Fellowship Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform, South Carolina

Former Member, Palmetto Family Council Advisory Committee

Member, South Carolina College Investment Program Advisory Committee, 2001-2002

Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Incorporated, 1981

Awards:

William Wilberforce Award for Defense of Religious Liberty, Palmetto Family Council (2013)
BIPEC Sword & Mace Award (2012)
Conservation Voters of SC Green Tie Award (2010)
John Drummond Conservationist Award by DNR Board (2010)
Taxpayers' Champion, Governor Mark Sanford (2008)
Palmetto Family Council Senate Legislative Champion (2007-2008)
SC Ducks Unlimited Conservation Service Award (2004)
Heritage Community Services Raising the Standard Award (2004)
Order of the Palmetto (2003)
Palmetto Family Council Champion of the S C Family (2003)
SC Wildlife Federation Conservationist of the Year (2002)
Christian Legal Society William Bentley Ball Award for Defense of Life and Religious Liberty (2002)
School Ministries Outstanding Legislator (2002)
Named one of ten most effective members of House of Representatives by a survey of members, The State newspaper (2001)
SC Citizens for Life Legislator of the Year (2001)
SC Association of Conservation Districts Legislator of the Year (2001)
The Nature Conservancy Public Service Award (2001)
S.C. Taxpayers Association Friend of the Taxpayer Award (2001)
NFIB Guardian of Small Business (2001)
SC Environmental Awareness Award Finalist (2001 and 2002)
SC Lottery Accountability Board Leadership Award (2001)
SC Chamber of Commerce Leadership Award (2000)
SC Victim Assistance Network Certificate of Appreciation (2000 and 2002)

Father's Name:

George E., Jr.

Favorite Book:

Bible, The Federalist Papers, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk, Modern Times by Paul Johnson, A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell, Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey, The Question of God by Armand Nicholi, The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek

Favorite Quote:

"I believe in Christianity as I beleive that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
C. S. Lewis.

"But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections upon human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men, over men, the great difficulity lies in this: first you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
James Madison, Federalist Paper 51 (1788).

"Even the shrewdest of men are puffed up with vanity if they try to set the product of their reason against the consensus of the centuries." Russell Kirk, The Conservative Mind (1953).

"Conflicts of interest dominate the short run, but conflicts of vision (worldviews) dominate history." Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions (2002)

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Managing wildlife habitats, hunting, fishing and surfing, diving, exercising with his family.

Mother's Name:

Myrtle S. "Snap"