Tommy Pope (politician)

Thomas E. Pope (born July 24, 1962) is an American politician. He currently serves as Pro Tempore within the South Carolina House of Representatives[3] and has served as a South Carolina House Member, from the 47th District, since 2010.

Tommy Pope

Speaker pro tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2014
Preceded by	Jay Lucas
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Preceded by	Herb Kirsh
Solicitor for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina
In office 1993–2006
Preceded by	Sara W. Wade[1]
Succeeded by	Kevin Brackett[2]

Personal details
Born	(1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of South Carolina (BS, JD)

As a member of the Republican Party. Pope previously served as Solicitor (County District Attorney) of the 16th Judicial Circuit in South Carolina, representing the people of Union and York counties from 1993 to 2006. Pope is best known nationally for his prosecution of Susan Smith in 1995 for the drowning death of her two children. He is currently a managing partner of Elrod Pope Law Firm in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

On February 6, 2017, Pope announced his intention to seek South Carolina's 5th congressional district seat in the upcoming special election, due to the resignation of Mick Mulvaney to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

On May 2, 2017, Pope narrowly won the Republican Primary for the U.S. congressional seat, leading by only .3%. [4] On May 16, 2017, Pope lost the runoff against Ralph Norman by 200 votes, or 0.6%. [5] [6]

References

https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=273096
https://www.countyofunion.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180008518&sec_id=180003405
"South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography".
"South Carolina Election Results: Two Republicans Advance, Democrat Wins in U.S. House Primaries". nytimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
"Live Election Results: South Carolina's Fifth Congressional District". nytimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
"Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope - Elrod Pope Law Firm". Elrod Pope Law Firm.

South Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Jay Lucas	Speaker pro tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives 2014–present	Incumbent

Speakers of State Houses
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Italics indicate speakers pro tempore *Unicameral body

Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: Jay Lucas (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Tommy Pope (R) Majority Leader: Gary Simrill (R) Minority Leader: J. Todd Rutherford (D)
Bill Whitmire (R) Bill Sandifer III (R) Gary E. Clary (R) Davey Hiott (R) Neal Collins (R) W. Brian White (R) Jay West (R) Jonathon D. Hill (R) Anne Thayer (R) West Cox (R) Craig A. Gagnon (R) J. Anne Parks (D) John R. McCravy III (R) Stewart Jones (R) JA Moore (D) Mark N. Willis (R) Mike Burns (R) Tommy Stringer (R) Patrick Haddon (R) Adam Morgan (R) Bobby Cox (R) Jason Elliott (R) Chandra Dillard (D) Bruce W. Bannister (R) Leola C. Robinson-Simpson (D) Raye Felder (R) Garry R. Smith (R) Ashley Trantham (R) Dennis Moss (R) Steve Moss (R) Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D) Max Hyde Jr. (R) Eddie Tallon (R) Michael Forrester (R) Bill Chumley (R) Merita Ann Allison (R) Steven Wayne Long (R) Josiah Magnuson (R) Cal Forrest (R) Rick Martin (R) Annie McDaniel (D) Doug Gilliam (R) Randy Ligon (R) Mandy Powers Norrell (D) Brandon Michael Newton (R) Gary Simrill (R) Tommy Pope (R) Bruce M. Bryant (R) John Richard C. King (D) Will Wheeler (D) J. David Weeks (D) Laurie Funderburk (D) Richie Yow (R) Pat Henegan (D) Jackie E. Hayes (D) Tim McGinnis (R) Lucas Atkinson (D) Jeff Johnson (R) Terry Alexander (D) Phillip Lowe (R) Roger K. Kirby (D) Robert Q. Williams (D) Jay Jordan (R) Robert L. Ridgeway III (D) Jay Lucas (R) Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D) G. Murrell Smith Jr. (R) Heather Ammons Crawford (R) Chris Wooten (R) Wendy Brawley (D) Nathan Ballentine (R) Seth Rose (D) Chris Hart (D) J. Todd Rutherford (D) Kirkman Finlay III (R) Leon Howard (D) Kambrell Garvin (D) Beth Bernstein (D) Ivory Torrey Thigpen (D) Jimmy Bales (D) Bart T. Blackwell (R) Bill Clyburn (D) Bill Hixon (R) Melissa Lackey Oremus (R) Chip Huggins (R) Bill Taylor (R) Paula Rawl Calhoon (R) McLain Toole (R) Micah Caskey (R) Justin T. Bamberg (D) Lonnie Hosey (D) Joseph Daning (R) Russell Ott (D) Con Chellis (R) Jerry Govan Jr. (D) Lawrence Spires (R) Mandy Kimmons (R) Chris Murphy (R) Nancy Mace (R) Sylleste Davis (R) Cezar McKnight (D) Joseph H. Jefferson (D) Carl Anderson (D) William Bailey (R) Kevin Hardee (R) Russell Fry (R) Alan D. Clemmons (R) Lee Hewitt (R) David Mack (D) William S. Cogswell Jr. (R) Wendell Gilliard (D) Mike Sottile (R) Marvin R. Pendarvis (D) Lin Bennett (R) Vacant Robert Brown (D) Krystle Matthews (D) Bill Herbkersman (R) Leon Stavrinakis (D) Weston J. Newton (R) Michael F. Rivers Sr. (D) Shedron D. Williams (D) Jeff Bradley (R) Shannon Erickson (R)
Republican (79) Democratic (44) South Carolina General Assembly South Carolina House of Representatives South Carolina State Senate

Statewide political officials of South Carolina
U.S. Senators	Lindsey Graham Tim Scott
State government	Henry McMaster, Governor Pamela Evette, Lieutenant Governor Mark Hammond, Secretary of State Alan Wilson, Attorney General Curtis Loftis, Treasurer Richard Eckstrom, Comptroller General
Senate	Harvey S. Peeler Jr., President of the South Carolina Senate A. Shane Massey, Majority Leader Nikki Setzler, Minority Leader
House	Jay Lucas, Speaker Tommy Pope, Speaker pro tempore Gary Simrill, Majority Leader J. Todd Rutherford, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Donald W. Beatty, Chief Justice John W. Kittredge Kaye Gorenflo Hearn John Cannon Few George C. James, Associate Justices

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