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Chris Corley

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Chris Corley
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Prior offices
South Carolina House of Representatives District 84

Chris Corley is a former Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 84 from 2014 to 2017.

Corley was suspended from the South Carolina State House after being indicted on criminal domestic violence and weapon charges.[1] He resigned from the state House on January 24, 2017. A resolution to expel Corley had been drafted following the indictment.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Corley served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2016

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.

Incumbent Chris Corley ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 84 general election.[3][4]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chris Corley Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 11,884
Total Votes 11,884
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission



Incumbent Chris Corley ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 84 Republican primary.[5][6]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Chris Corley Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Rosie Berry was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Chris Corley defeated Adam Mestres, Rick Turnbull, and Lance Weaver in the Republican primary. Berry was defeated by Corely in the general election. Susan Swanson (R) withdrew before the primary.[7][8]

South Carolina State House, District 84, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChris Corley 64.4% 6,054
     Democratic Rosie Berry 35.6% 3,341
Total Votes 9,395
South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Corley 58.6% 1,374
Adam Mestres 21.1% 494
Rick Turnbull 18.2% 427
S. Lance Weaver 2.1% 50
Total Votes 2,345

Campaign finance summary


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Chris Corley campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016South Carolina House of Representatives, District 84Won $8,374 N/A**
2014South Carolina State House, District 84Won $20,139 N/A**
Grand total$28,513 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

Domestic violence

On December 27, 2016, Corley was arrested and charged with first-degree domestic violence and pointing and presenting firearms at a person.[9] Corley allegedly hit his wife, Heather Corley, in the face. The police report stated that Chris Corley then retrieved a handgun, which he pointed at Heather before stating that he would kill himself. Corley's children were present during the confrontation but were taken to their grandmother's residence by Heather after Chris went into the bedroom.[10]

Corley was indicted on the domestic violence and weapon charges by a grand jury on January 4, 2017. The indictment triggered an automatic suspension, effective immediately, from the South Carolina House of Representatives.[1] Corley resigned from the state House on January 24, 2017. A resolution to expel Corley had been drafted following the indictment.[2]

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
Legislators are scored on business issues.
  • South Carolina Club for Growth - House and Senate 2015-16 scorecard
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015



Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
James Smith (R)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 84
2014–2017
Succeeded by
Ronnie Young (R)


Leadership
Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith
Majority Leader:Davey Hiott
Minority Leader:James Rutherford
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