George E. "Chip" Campsen III (born March 30, 1959) is an

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politician. He is a member of the Republican party.

Political career

Campsen is a

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member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 43rd District since 2004. Previously, he was a member of the

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from 1996 through 2002. Campsen currently chairs the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, and serves on the Senate Judiciary, Legislative Oversight, Rules, and Transportation Committees. He was the only state senator that voted against the Base Load Review Act in 2004 that led to the failure of the VC Summer Nuclear Project expansion. In June 2023, Campsen endorsed

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in the 2024 United States presidential election.Sen. Tim Scott in Spartanburg to announce campaign endorsements". ''FOX Carolina''. June 12, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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External links

* https://www.scvotes.gov/cgi-bin/scsec/r1 * https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0302272691&session=112 * https://ballotpedia.org/George_Campsen#Biography * https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/11920/chip-campsen-iii Republican Party South Carolina state senators Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives 1959 births Living people Furman University alumni University of South Carolina alumni University of South Carolina School of Law alumni 21st-century American legislators {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub