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Garry Smith (South Carolina Representative)

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Garry Smith
Republican Party
Prior offices:
South Carolina House of Representatives District 27
Years in office: 2002 - 2022
Successor: David Vaughan (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Education
Bachelor's
University of South Carolina, Aiken, 1979
Graduate
University of South Carolina, 1983
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Garry Smith (Republican Party) was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office in 2002. He left office on November 14, 2022.

Smith (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Smith earned his B.A. from the University of South Carolina-Aiken in 1979. He went on to receive his M.P.A. from the University of South Carolina in 1983. Smith has worked as the managing partner of Nin Tai Enterprises, Vice President of Burkhold Smith Planning & Management, and as a businessman. Smith served as Administrator for Bamberg County from 1988 to 1992. He then served as City Administrator of Simpsonville from 1992 to 1995.

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Smith was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Carolina committee assignments, 2017
• Operations and Management, Chair
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Smith served on the following committees:

Issues

Department of Administration

In 2011, Rep. Smith sponsored a bill to create the Department of Administration in South Carolina. The department would not replace the state Budget and Control Board. Smith said that it would create hundreds of thousands of dollars in new, annually recurring costs while generating an undetermined amount of yearly savings.

Supporters of the bill said it would help correct an imbalance of power in state government that is weighted heavily toward the Legislature, and they point to the Budget and Control Board (BCB) as an example of that lopsidedness.[1] A government restructuring bill of a similar form passed the South Carolina State Senate that session and again in 2013, but no similar bill had become law as of mid-2013.[2]

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

2022

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

Garry Smith did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Garry Smith won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Garry Smith
Garry Smith (R)
 
96.5
 
16,482
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.5
 
591

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,073
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Garry Smith advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 27.

2018

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Garry Smith won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Garry Smith
Garry Smith (R)
 
96.7
 
10,994
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.3
 
371

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,365
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 27

Incumbent Garry Smith defeated Fred Wall and Ira Williams in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 27 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Garry Smith
Garry Smith
 
75.3
 
2,709
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Fred Wall
 
12.4
 
446
Image of Ira Williams
Ira Williams Candidate Connection
 
12.3
 
441

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,596
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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 Garry Smith ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 27 general election.[3][4]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Garry Smith Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 14,295
Total Votes 14,295
Source: South Carolina State Election Commission



Incumbent Garry Smith ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 27 Republican primary.[5][6]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Garry Smith 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. Incumbent Garry Smith ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]

2012

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

Smith ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12 and in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGarry Smith Incumbent 98.6% 13,277
     Other Write-Ins 1.4% 184
Total Votes 13,461

2010

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2010

Smith ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary for District 27 of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Smith defeated Laird Minor (L) in the general election on November 2[12].

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 27 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Garry Smith (R) 10,081 86.94%
Laird Minor (L) 1,472 12.69%
Write-In 43 0.37%

2008

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Smith won re-election unopposed to the South Carolina House of Representatives with 14,859 votes, representing District 27. 

Smith raised $13,204 for his campaign.[13]

South Carolina House of Representatives, District 27 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Gary Smith (R) 14,859

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Garry Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Garry Smith campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020South Carolina House of Representatives District 27Won general$15,874 N/A**
2018South Carolina House of Representatives District 27Won general$56,014 N/A**
2016South Carolina House of Representatives, District 27Won $23,082 N/A**
2014South Carolina State House, District 28Won $26,085 N/A**
2012South Carolina State House, District 28Won $31,000 N/A**
2010South Carolina State House, District 28Won $35,239 N/A**
2008South Carolina State House, District 28Won $13,204 N/A**
2006South Carolina State House, District 28Won $27,418 N/A**
2004South Carolina State House, District 28Won $35,615 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in South Carolina

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2025.

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2013.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2012.

  • Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
  • Conservation Voters of South Carolina — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
  • Palmetto Liberty — Legislators are scored by Palmetto Liberty on bills related to "limited government, the free market, and individual liberty and responsibility."

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Carolina State Legislature in 2011.

Personal

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Smith and his wife, Brenda, have two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The Nerve, "Nothing for Certain with Administration Agency," April 1, 2011 (dead link)
    2. ↑ South Carolina Policy Council, "Restructuring Update: déjà vu all over again?" April 12, 2013
    3. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
    4. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
    5. ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
    6. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
    7. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
    8. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
    9. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
    10. ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
    11. ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 19, 2012
    12. ↑ www.enr-scvotes.org, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 1, 2014
    13. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 15, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		South Carolina House of Representatives District 27
    2002-2022    		 Succeeded by
    David Vaughan (R)


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