South Carolina Legislature


    Senator Mike Fanning

Senator Mike Fanning photo

Home County: FAIRFIELD

Senate District 17 -

Personal Information

  • Educator & Executive Director, Olde English Consortium
  • Residing at 7825 Camp Welfare Road, Great Falls
  • Born April 4, 1967 in Columbia
  • Son of Joseph W. & Janet L. Fanning
  • Wofford College, B.A., 1991
  • Benedict College, Teacher Education Certification, 1992
  • University of South Carolina, M.S., 1996, Ed.S., 1997, Ph.D., 2008
  • July 21, 2007 married Stephanie Locus, 1 child, Markell
  • Teacher, Estill High School, 1992 - 1994
  • Teacher, Columbia High School, 1994 - 1998
  • South Carolina NAACP, 1996-
  • Fairfield NAACP, 2010-
  • Fairfield United, 2015-, Chairman, 2015 - 2016
  • Chester Chamber of Commerce, 2015
  • Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, 2015
  • Rock Hill/York County Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2015-
  • Greater York Chamber of Commerce, 2015-
  • First Year Teacher of the Year, Hampton County School District Two, Estill High School, 1993
  • Sallie Mae First Year Teacher of the Year Award. State Winner, National Representative, 1993
  • Westinghouse STAR Teacher of the Year, 1993
  • Key Club Teacher of the Year, Columbia High School, Richland County School District One, 1996
  • Estelle Parrott Teacher of the Year, Columbia High School, Richland County School District One, 1996
  • Richard W. Riley South Carolina Diversity Leadership Initiative Fellow, Furman University, 2010 - 2011
  • Former Sunday School Teacher & Men's Council President, Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 2005 - 2008
  • Military Service E-4 Forward Observer, 3rd of 11th Field Artillery, Ft. Lewis, Washington
  • Active Duty USA 1987 - 1989
  • S.C. School Improvement Councils State Advocate of the Year, 2006
  • Fairfield Schools Hall of Fame, Inducted, 2016
  • S.C. Career & Technology Education Legislator of the Year, 2018
  • S.C. Adult Education Legislator of the Year, 2019-20
  • Omega Psi Phi, Kappa Alpha Chapter, Citizen of the Year, 2020
  • S.C. Alliance of Black School Educators. 1995 -00)
  • S.C. Farm Bureau, 2016 -
  • S.C. Legislative Black Caucus, Member, 2017 -
  • Fairfield County Legislative Delegation Chair, 2017 -
  • Chester County Legislative Delegation Chair, 2019 -
  • Carolina Community Actions Board Member, 2020 -

   

Sponsored Bills in the Senate

  • Primary Sponsor:   
  • :

Voting Record

  • :



Legislative Services Agency
h t t p : / / w w w . s c s t a t e h o u s e . g o v