South Carolina Legislature


Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr. photo

Republican - Sumter

District 67 - Sumter County - Map

Columbia Address

506 Blatt Bldg.
Columbia 29201

Business Phone (803) 734-3125

Home Address

P.O. Box 580
Sumter 29151

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Personal Information

  • Attorney
  • Born May 15, 1968 in Florence
  • Son of G. Murrell and Jody Hill Smith
  • Wofford College, B.A., 1990
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1993
  • October 16, 2004 married Macaulay White, 2 children, Mary Brown "Bee" and George Murrell III
  • Young, Young and Reiter, 1993-98
  • Part-time Assistant Public Defender, 1995-98
  • Partner, Lee, Erter, Wilson, Holler and Smith, LLC, 1998-
  • Partner, Smith Robinson, 2019-
  • Owner, Reliable Medical Equipment
  • Member, Judiciary Committee, 2001-08, 1st Vice Chairman, 2002-04
  • Jt. Bond Review Com., 2016-22
  • Criminal Laws Subcommittee Chairman, 2005-08
  • Ways and Means, 2009-22, Chairman, 2018-22,
  • Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Chairman, 2012-18
  • Judicial Merit Screening Com., 2016-22
  • Jt. Other Fund Oversight Com., VC, 2011-15
  • House Ethics Com., 2016-, Chairman, 2018-
  • S.C. Agency Head Salary Review Com., 2016-
  • State Fiscal Accountability Authority, 2018-22
  • S.C. Sentencing Reform Com., VC, 2010
  • Commission of Indigent Defense, 2005-
  • Sumter County Public Defender Corp. Board, 1998-06, Chairman, 2005-06
  • Member, South Carolina Military Base Task Force, 2009-
  • Wofford Alumni Executive Committee, 2003-05
  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • Sumter County Bar Association
  • Sumter Gallery of Art Board, 2003-05
  • Sumter Palmetto Rotary Club, 1994-
  • Member, First Presbyterian Church

   

Committee Assignments

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Service In Public Office

  • Elected Speaker, Apr. 28, 2022; assuming office May 12, 2022
  • Prev. served in House 2001-22



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