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South Carolina Legislature


    Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III

Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III photo

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

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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

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Service In Public Office

  • House of Representatives, 1997 - 2002
  • Senate, 2005 - Present



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