Greg Gregory

Greg Gregory
South Carolina Senate District 16
Incumbent
In office
1993-2008, April 12, 2011-Present
Term ends
November 14, 2016
Years in position (current service)	2
Years in position (previous service)	15
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$10,400 per year
Per diem	$131/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
South Carolina State Senate
1993-2008
Education
High school	Lancaster High School
Bachelor's	University of South Carolina
Personal
Birthday	March 18, 1963
Place of birth	Lancaster, SC
Profession	President, Builders Supply Co.
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Greg Gregory is a Republican member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 16 since 2011. He was elected in the April 12, 2011 special election. Gregory filled the vacancy created when Michael Mulvaney (R) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the November 2 general election.

Gregory is the President of Builders Supply Co. He served in the South Carolina Senate from 1993 to 2008, serving as the chairman of the Fish, Game and Forestry Committee. He is a graduate of Lancaster High School and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Business Administration. He is member of the USC Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors of Springs Memorial Hospital, and the Board of Directors of the Nepal Orphans Home. He is also a member of the Rotary Club. He is married to his wife Sherri. They have two children.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gregory served on the following committees:

2011-2012

Gregory served on the following committees in the 2011-2012 session:

Elections

2012

See also: South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012

Gregory won election in the 2012 election for South Carolina State Senate District 16. Gregory ran unopposed in the June 12 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Carolina State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Gregory Incumbent	99%	36,297
	Other	Write-Ins	1%	383
Total Votes				36,680

2011

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011

Gregory defeated Keith Brann (D) and Stan Smith (L) in the April 12, 2011 special election.

Campaign themes

On his campaign website, Gregory outlines his policy positions and campaign themes.

• Streamlining Government: "The governor is accountable to all the voters and the executive branch should set the direction for the education, roads, commerce, etc. for the state. Unfortunately, SC has the nation’s weakest executive branch and that is a major reason that we statistically lag most all other states in education and quality of life matters.

• Shorten Legislative Session: "The SC General Assembly meets for longer than any other in the southeast. From January to June they are simply in Columbia too long. I believe the legislature should come in, get its work done and leave. This should take no longer than three months and for years I advocated for this change. Now, with funds tighter than ever, is the time to shorten the session."

• Advocate for USC Lancaster: "USCL and Winthrop are two of the most poorly funded universities in the state. The reason is SC’s convoluted system for funding higher education rewards universities that educate fewer students and penalizes those that educate more. USCL educates twice as many students as it did ten years ago, including students from York County, and received less money from the state to do so."

• Jobs and Development: "The roll of elected officials is not to “create” jobs. We have already witnessed the fallacy of attempting to do this through the federal stimulus bills. Instead, leaders should provide the right conditions: low taxes, quality education for workers, good roads and other infrastructure that is needed."

• K-12 Education: "The government’s responsibility is mostly confined to what our education system can do for students during the 180 days a year it has them in school. To this end, I have supported merit pay for teachers, higher pay for teachers’ education advancement, full day kindergarten, and the 1998 state bond bill which was used to construct many of the new schools in York and Lancaster counties."

• Constituent Service: "To provide effective constituent service takes patience and good listening skills, but one must also know to whom in the government to reach out for each problem. It takes several years of experience to learn, but I already have the rolodex and can effectively assist the people of the district from day one."

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

Contact

Address:

PO Box 1381

Lancaster, SC 29721

Phone: 803.804.1830

Email: Greg@gregoryforsenate.com

Personal

Gregory and his wife Sherri have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Official facebook page
• Official Senate website

References

Political offices
Preceded by Michael Mulvaney	South Carolina State Senate - District 16 2011-present	Succeeded by NA