Personal Information

• Assistant Majority Leader
• Businessman & Consultant
• Residing at 402 Brown Avenue, Belton
• Born November 29, 1964 in Anderson
• Son of John T. West III and Susan Poore Lacy
• Erskine 1987; Masters, 1992; Doctorate, 1997
• Gordon Conwell, Arrow Leadership Dev., 1990 - 1992
• Penn St. University, School of Econ. Dev., 2007
• January 8, 1988 married Jennifer Brice, 3 children John T. West V "Jack", Brice McCaslin West, and Gray Thomason West
• Manager State Farm Insurance, 1986 - 1989
• VP, Inst. Relations, Erskine College, 1993 - 2007
• CEO, The Partnership Alliance, 2007 - 2009
• The Taliaferro Group, Principal, 2009 - present
• Rotary Citizen of the Year, Abbeville County, 2000
• Innovision Technology Award, 2001
• Palmetto Pride Board of Directors, Appointed by Governor James H. Hodges, 2002 - 2004
• Govs. Statewide Award for Rural Leadership Dev., S.C. Dept. of Commerce, 2002
• South Carolina. Ambassador for Econ. Dev., 2002
• Upstate Alliance Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Com., Chairman, Developers Com., 2006 - 2009
• Erskine College Board of Counselors, 2006 - 2008
• South Carolina BIO Board of Govs., 2006 - 2009
• Lander University Board of Visitors, 2007 - 2009
• SCPAC, Legis. Com., 2015
• South Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition, Board of Directors, 2016
• Chm., Transportation Subcommittee of Education and Public Works, 2017-2018
• S.C. Health Policy Fellow
• Master Mason to Hamilton Lodge #403
• Chm, Health Care and Regulations Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, 2019 - Present
• Chm, Public Utilities Subcommittee on Labor Commerce Industry, 2021 - Present
• Public Utilities Review Committee, 2021 - Present
• Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Business Champion Award, 2019 - 2020