Committee Assignments:

  Agriculture and Natural Resources
  Banking and Insurance
  Judiciary
  Medical Affairs
  Rules

Occupation: Attorney

Biography:RITCHIE, James Howarth, Jr. "Jim" [R]--(Dist. No. 13, Greenville-Spartanburg-Union Cos.)--Atty.; s. James H. Ritchie and Barbara R. Pisapia; g. West Virginia Univ., B.A., 1983; Georgetown Univ., 1983; Wake Forest Univ. School of Law, J.D., 1986; Majority Whip; Chm., Judicial Merit Selection Comm.; Bd. of Dirs.: Peace Center for the Performing Arts; Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg; Urban League of the Upstate; Palmetto Conservation Foundation; Bd. of Govs., Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce; Liberty Fellow; Leadership S.C.; Leadership Spartanburg; Legislator of the Year, Maritime Assn. of the Port of Charleston, 2003; S.C. Policy Council Palmetto Leadership Award, 2004; S.C. Chamber of Commerce Public Servant of the Year, 2005; S.C. Med. Assn. Alliance Legislator of the Year, 2005; Spartanburg Co. Med. Soc. Legislator of the Year, 2005; Palmetto Conservation Foundation Founder's Award, 2005; HBA of S.C. Hammer and Trowel Award, 2007; Leadership Award, S.C. Chap. of U.S. Green Bldg. Council, 2007; past Chm., Bd. of Trustees, Trinity United Methodist Church; prev. serv. in Sen. 2001-07.

Biography current as of April 09, 2008