On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (SC) - District 67
525 Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201
Post Office Box 580
Sumter, SC 29151
Full Name:
George Murrell Smith, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Macaulay; 2 Children: Mary, George III
Birth Date:
05/15/1968
Birth Place:
Florence, SC
Home City:
Sumter, SC
Religion:
Presbyterian
JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1990-1993
BA, History/Government, Wofford College, 1990
Speaker, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2022-present
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 67, 2001-present
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 67, 2022
Former Chair, Ethics Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former First Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Criminal Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Sales and Income Tax, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Attorney, Smith | Robinson, 2019-present
Owner, Reliable Medical Equipment of South Carolina
Attorney/Partner, Lee, Erter, Wilson, Holler and Smith, Limited Liability Company, 1998-2019
Attorney, Young, Young and Reiter, 1993-1998
Member, South Carolina Military Base Task Force, 2009-present
Member, Commission of Indigent Defense, 2005-present
Member, Sumter Palmetto Rotary Club, 1994-present
Member, First Presbyterian Church, present
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, John Belton ONeil Inn of Court
Member, South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, South Carolina Bar Association
Member, South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Member, South Carolina Military Affairs Commission
Member, Sumter County Bar Association
Former Member, Trinity United Methodist Church
Vice-Chair, Sentencing Reform Commission, 2010
Member/Chair, Sumter County Public Defender Corporation Board, 1998-2006
Member, Sumter Gallery of Art Board, 2003-2005
Member, Wofford Alumni Executive Committee, 2003-2005
Awards:
Wilson Hall Alumni of the Year, 2003;
Legislator of the Year, Victim's Assistance Network, 2005;
Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Solicitor's Association, 2005;
Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Prosecution Coordination Commission, 2005;
Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Public Defender Association, 2007;
The Daniel Award, Gun Owners of South Carolina, 2007;
Legislator of the Year, Humane Society, 2007;
Outstanding Achievement Award, Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, 2008;
Legislator of the Year, Arson Investigators, 2008;
House Member of the Year, South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police, 2008;
Distinguished Service Award, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense, 2009;
Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Human Services Provider's Association;
Father's Name:
George Murrell Smith
Mother's Name:
Jody Hill Smith