Personal Information

• Real Estate Attorney & Businessman
• Residing at 1411 S.C. Hwy. 15, Myrtle Beach
• Born December 6, 1958 in Myrtle Beach
• Son of Carl Lee Clemmons and Geraldine "Gerry" Owens Clemmons
• Coastal Carolina University, B.S., 1982
• Hamline University School of Law, J.D., 1989
• May 3, 1985 married Laura Ann Fipps, 2 children, Laura Alayne and Kelly Leigh
• Eagle Scout
• 1973, Boy Scouts of America, Pee Dee Area Council, President, 2003-05
• Christian Missionary to Maya Indians of Southern Mexico, 1978-80
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Horry County Bar Association
• Horry County Planning Commission, 1996-98
• Myrtle Beach Planning Commission, ex officio, 1996-98
• Chicora Rotary Club, 2000-
• National I-73/74 Corridor Association, Chairman, 2007-
• South Carolina I-73 Association, Chairman, 2003-07
• North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA) I-73 Committee, Vice Chairman, 2003-
• House Freshman Caucus, Chairman, 2003-04
• Coastal Caucus, Co-Chairman, 2009-
• House Judiciary Committee, 2nd Vice Chairman, 2004-06
• Election Laws Subcommittee, Chairman, 2007-
• House Rules Committee, Vice Chairman, 2007-11, Chairman, 2011-
• Judicial Merit Selection Commission, 2008-
• House Rules Committee, Chairman, 2011-
• Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, Coastal Carolina University, 2004
• Special Legislative Commendation, Silver Haired Legislature, 2004
• Legislator of the Year, Association of Drug Stores, 2005
• Carroll Campbell Award for Service, BMAI, 2006
• Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Association of Realtors, 2006
• South Carolina Hero Award, AARP, 2008
• Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Solicitor's Association, 2010
• Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Republican Party, 2010
• Legislator of the Year, Grand Strand Young Republicans, 2010
• Legislator of the Year, Florence County Republican Women, 2011
• South Carolina Republican Party
• Horry County Republican Party, Vice Chairman, 1995-97, Chairman, 1997-00
• Republican National Convention, Delegate, 2000, 2008, Alternate, 2004
• Credentials Committeeman, 2008
• House Republican Caucus, Secretary/Treasurer, 2005-08
• Chief Coastal Delegation Whip, 2009
• Tidelands Bancshares, Inc., Organizer and Director, 2003-
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints