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Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
Columbia Address
506 Blatt Bldg.
Columbia 29201
Business Phone (803) 734-3125
Home Address
P.O. Box 580
Sumter 29151
Personal Information
- Attorney & Speaker
- Born May 15, 1968 in Florence
- Son of G. Murrell and Jody Hill Smith
- Wofford College, B.A., 1990
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1993
- October 16, 2004 married Macaulay White, 2 children, Mary Brown "Bee" and George Murrell III
- Young, Young and Reiter, 1993-98
- Part-time Assistant Public Defender, 1995-98
- Partner, Lee, Erter, Wilson, Holler and Smith, LLC, 1998-
- Partner, Smith Robinson, 2019-
- Owner, Reliable Medical Equipment
- Member, Judiciary Committee, 2001-08, 1st Vice Chairman, 2002-04
- Jt. Bond Review Com., 2016-22
- Criminal Laws Subcommittee Chairman, 2005-08
- Ways and Means, 2009-22, Chairman, 2018-22,
- Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Chairman, 2012-18
- Judicial Merit Screening Com., 2016-22
- Jt. Other Fund Oversight Com., VC, 2011-15
- House Ethics Com., 2016-, Chairman, 2018-
- S.C. Agency Head Salary Review Com., 2016-
- State Fiscal Accountability Authority, 2018-22
- S.C. Sentencing Reform Com., VC, 2010
- Commission of Indigent Defense, 2005-
- Sumter County Public Defender Corp. Board, 1998-06, Chairman, 2005-06
- Member, South Carolina Military Base Task Force, 2009-
- Wofford Alumni Executive Committee, 2003-05
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Sumter County Bar Association
- Sumter Gallery of Art Board, 2003-05
- Sumter Palmetto Rotary Club, 1994-
- Member, First Presbyterian Church
Committee Assignments
Sponsored Bills in the House
Voting Record
Service In Public Office
- Elected Speaker, Apr. 28, 2022; assuming office May 12, 2022
- Prev. served in House 2001-22