Personal Information
- Assistant Majority Leader
- Businessman & Consultant
- Residing at 402 Brown Avenue, Belton
- Born November 29, 1964 in Anderson
- Son of John T. West III and Susan Poore Lacy
- Erskine 1987; Masters, 1992; Doctorate, 1997
- Gordon Conwell, Arrow Leadership Dev., 1990 - 1992
- Penn St. University, School of Econ. Dev., 2007
- January 8, 1988 married Jennifer Brice, 3 children John T. West V "Jack", Brice McCaslin West, and Gray Thomason West
- Manager State Farm Insurance, 1986 - 1989
- VP, Inst. Relations, Erskine College, 1993 - 2007
- CEO, The Partnership Alliance, 2007 - 2009
- The Taliaferro Group, Principal, 2009 - present
- Rotary Citizen of the Year, Abbeville County, 2000
- Innovision Technology Award, 2001
- Palmetto Pride Board of Directors, Appointed by Governor James H. Hodges, 2002 - 2004
- Govs. Statewide Award for Rural Leadership Dev., S.C. Dept. of Commerce, 2002
- South Carolina. Ambassador for Econ. Dev., 2002
- Upstate Alliance Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Com., Chairman, Developers Com., 2006 - 2009
- Erskine College Board of Counselors, 2006 - 2008
- South Carolina BIO Board of Govs., 2006 - 2009
- Lander University Board of Visitors, 2007 - 2009
- SCPAC, Legis. Com., 2015
- South Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition, Board of Directors, 2016
- Chm., Transportation Subcommittee of Education and Public Works, 2017-2018
- S.C. Health Policy Fellow
- Master Mason to Hamilton Lodge #403
- Chm, Health Care and Regulations Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, 2019 - Present
- Chm, Public Utilities Subcommittee on Labor Commerce Industry, 2021 - Present
- Public Utilities Review Committee, 2021 - Present
- Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Business Champion Award, 2019 - 2020
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- Belton City Council, 2012
- Mayor Pro Tempore, Belton City Council, 2014
- House of Representatives, 2017 - Present
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