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Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III
Chairman, Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee
Republican - Charleston
District 43 - Beaufort, Charleston & Colleton Counties - Map
Columbia Address
305 Gressette Bldg.
Columbia 29201
Business Phone (803) 212-6340
Personal Information
- Businessman & Attorney
- Born March 30, 1959 in Charleston
- Son of the late George E., Jr. and the late Myrtle S. "Snap" Campsen
- Wando High School, 1977
- Furman University, B.S., 1981
- University of South Carolina, J.D., 1988, M.S., 1989
- 1987 married Lalla Lee Laffitte, 2 children, George and Boyce
- South Carolina Bar Association
- South Carolina Real Estate Broker's License
- 100-Ton United States Coast Guard Captain's License
- Executive Vice President, Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., 1985-
- Partner, Campsen and Campsen Attorneys at Law, 1989-
- Commercial Real Estate Broker, Batten, Hudson, and Tarrant, 1983-85
- Passenger Vessel Captain, Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., 1978-82
- Chairman, Charleston County Senate Delegation, 2006-
- Senior Policy Advisor to Governor Mark Sanford, 2002-03
- Co-Chairman and Spokesman, Governor Mark Sanford's Transition Team, 2002-03
- South Carolina College Investment Program Advisory Committee, 2001-02
- Deacon, Church Council, and Teacher, East Cooper Baptist Church
Committee Assignments
Sponsored Bills in the Senate
Sponsored Bills in the House
Voting Record
Service In Public Office
- House of Representatives, 1997 - 2002
- Senate, 2005 - Present