Committee Assignments:

  Operations and Management, Ex.Officio Member

Occupation: Businessman, Speaker of the House

Biography:HARRELL, Robert William, Jr. [R]--(Dist. No. 114, Charleston-Dorchester Cos.)--Businessman; residing at 1625 Bull Creek Lane, Charleston; b. Mar. 7, 1956 in Orangeburg; s. Robert W., Sr. and Charlotte (Davis) Harrell; g. Univ. of S.C., B.S., 1978; July 21, 1979 m. Cathy Smith, 2 children, Trey and Charlotte; Chm., Freshman Caucus, 1993; House Majority Leader, 1997-99; Chm., Ways & Means Com., ; prev. serv. in House 1993-07; elected Speaker June 2, 2005, assuming office June 21, 2005; re-elected Dec. 5, 2006; serving continuously since.

Biography current as of April 09, 2008