Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope REPRepublican

State Representative, District 47

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Thomas E. "Tommy" PopeREPRepublican State Representative, District 47
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Thomas E. Pope (born July 24, 1962) is an American politician. He currently serves as speaker pro tempore within the South Carolina House of Representatives and since 2010 has served as a South Carolina House Member from the 47th District as a Republican. Pope previously served as solicitor (equivalent to a district attorney) of the 16th Judicial Circuit in South Carolina, representing the people of Union and York counties from 1993 to 2006. Pope prosecuted Susan Smith in 1995 for the drowning death of her two children. He is currently a managing partner of Elrod Pope Law Firm in Rock Hill, South Carolina. On February 6, 2017, Pope announced his intention to seek South Carolina's 5th congressional district seat in the upcoming special election, due to the resignation of Mick Mulvaney to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. On May 2, 2017, Pope narrowly won the Republican primary for the U.S. congressional seat, leading by only 0.3%. On May 16, 2017, Pope lost the runoff against Ralph Norman by 200 votes, or 0.6%.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of South Carolina
JD Law
1985 - 1987
University of South Carolina
BS Management
1980 - 1984
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Graduated
1983
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Speaker Pro Tempore
South Carolina State House of Representatives
2014 - Current
Representative
South Carolina State House of Representatives
2010 - Current
Attorney
Elrod Pope Law Firm
2008 - Current
Solicitor
16th Circuit
1993 - 2006
Agent
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
1981 - 1988
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Member
Winthrop University Board of Trustees
2009 - 2011
Chief Volunteer Officer
Boys and Girls Club of York County
2009
Chair
South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination
2006
President
South Carolina Solicitors Association
2001 - 2003
Chair
Judicial Qualification Commission, South Carolina Bar Association
Coach
Rock Hill Outreach and Recreation
Former President
South Carolina SolicitorsÂ’ Association
Instructor
National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina
Instructor
National College of District Attorneys
Member
York Technical College Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
Member
South Carolina Association for Justice
Member
York County Task Force on At-Risk Youth
Member
South Carolina Bar Association
Member
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Former Member
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Operations and Management Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
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