Rep. Tommy Pope’s Legislative Update – Redistricting

Friends, Yesterday, the General Assembly finished up this legislative session’s work in Columbia with the approval of Congressional redistricting. The new 7th District will be centered in Horry County, allowing the Pee Dee region of the state its own representation in Washington. The bill will now be signed by Gov. Haley and sent to the […]

Proposed legislative lines carve out new state House, condense Hayes’ Senate District 15

As the S.C. General Assembly redraws legislative district lines, more western York County communities will have a state senator in Columbia who doesn’t call York County home. Using 2010 U.S. Census data, S.C. House and Senate leaders have been redrawing their districts and U.S. House district lines. York County, the second fastest growing county in […]

Legislative Update – A Good Session

Rep. Tommy Pope talks about his first session and also about the redistricting bill for the House and Congressional districts, which passed the House this week.

Legislative Update from Tommy Pope

Tommy addresses the top legislative issues of the week, including the issues surrounding charter schools. It is important to keep the charter school funds from coming out of the local school funds. Please play the video below to learn more.

House GOP Approves Voter ID

House GOP Approves Voter ID COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s House Republicans ushered the “Voter ID” legislation through the House today on a party-line vote. “Protecting the integrity of the election system of South Carolina is the goal of this bill,” said Rep. Alan Clemmons, R-Myrtle Beach. “Voting is a constitutionally protected right and cannot […]