HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Note: This biographical information is derived from the Legislative Manual Profiles
maintained by the House Clerk staff. It is updated only periodically.
Please call the House Clerk's office at 803-734-2010 for questions
related to this information or to report modifications.

Speaker - Robert W. Harrell, Jr. [R] 
    Dist. No. 114 - Charleston & Dorchester Cos.

(H)
8316 Rivers Ave., Charleston, 29406

Bus.
(843) 572-1500
Home
(843) 556-9075
(C)
506 Blatt Bldg., Columbia, 29201

Bus.
(803) 734-3125


Speaker Pro Tempore - W. Douglas "Doug" Smith [R] 
    Dist. No. 32 - Spartanburg Co.

(H)
P.O. Drawer 5587, Spartanburg, 29304

Bus.
(864) 582-8121
Home
(864) 585-7876
(C)
505 Blatt Bldg., Columbia, 29201

Bus.
(803) 734-2701


Majority Leader - James H. Merrill [R] 
    Dist. No. 99 - Berkeley & Charleston Cos.

(H)
2401 Daniel Island Drive, Charleston, 29492

Bus.
(843) 884-9108
Home
(843) 849-7306
(C)
518B  Blatt Bldg., Columbia, 29201

Bus.
(803) 734-3138


Minority Leader - Harry L. Ott, Jr. [D] 
    Dist. No. 93 - Calhoun, Lexington & Orangeburg Cos.

(H)
461 Bull Swamp Rd., St. Matthews, 29135

Home
(803) 874-1042
(C)
335B Blatt Bldg., Columbia, 29201

Bus.
(803) 734-2998


**OFFICERS NOT MEMBERS**
Clerk - Charles F. Reid 

(H)
Columbia

Bus.
(803) 734-2403
Home
(803) 783-8392
(C)
P.O. Box 11867, Columbia, 29211

Bus.
(803) 734-2403
Home
(803) 783-8392

Assistant Clerk - Donald B. Hottel, Jr. 

(C)
P.O. Box 11867, Columbia 29211

Bus.
(803) 734-3230
Home
(803) 738-1433

Reading Clerk - James L. M. "Bubba" Cromer, Jr. 

(H)
2814 Blossom St., Columbia, 29205

Bus.
(803) 254-7900
(C)
P.O. Box 50624, Columbia, 29211

Bus.
(803) 254-7900


Chaplain - Charles E. Seastrunk, Jr. 

(H)
4906 Landrum Dr., Columbia 29206

Home
(803) 782-4473
(C)
P.O. Box 11867, Columbia 29211

Bus.
(803) 734-2966
Home
(803) 782-4473

Sergeant at Arms - Mitchell G. Dorman 

(C)
P.O. Box 11867, Columbia, 29211

Bus.
(803) 734-2040
Home
(803) 475-7423


  (H)   Indicates home address and telephones.
  (C)   Indicates Columbia address and telephones
        (address in parenthesis indicates Columbia residence).


INFORMATION TELEPHONES
Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Com.
     (411 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3022
Black Caucus (207 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3041
Bookkeeping Dept. (216 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2053
Chaplain's Office (319 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2966
Clerk's Office (220 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2403
Clerk's Office, State House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2010
Design Typography Office (219 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-6661
Education and Public Works Com. (429 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . (803)734-3053
Ethics Com. (519 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3114
Freshman Caucus (306 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2946
Governor's Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2100
Interstate Cooperation Com. (534 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3141
Invitations Com. (505 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3107
Judiciary Com. (512 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3120
Labor, Commerce and Industry Com. (407 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . (803)734-3015
Legislative Audit Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)253-7612
Legislative Bill Room, 1st Floor, State House. . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2056
Legislative Council, State House/434 Dennis Bldg . . . . . . . . (803)212-4500
Legislative Printing, Information and Technology Systems . . . . (803)212-4420
Lieutenant Governor's Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2080
Lobby, State House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2402
Local Government (Mike Gulledge), NBSC Bldg., Suite 710. . . . . (803)734-2382
Mail Room (120 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2913
Majority Caucus (518 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3138
Medical, Military, Public & Mun. Affairs Com. (425 Blatt Bldg.). (803)734-3046
Minority Caucus (335 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3100
Nurses' Station, 3rd Floor, State House. . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)212-6770
Operations and Management Com. (534 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . (803)734-3141
Page Desk (208 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2041
Parking Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-1662
Protective Services (Garage Entrance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2422
Protective Services (Front Entrance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-1111
Receptionist, Blatt Bldg., 3rd Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3000
     4th Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3070
     5th Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3143
Research, Executive Dir. (213 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3230
Rules Com. (519 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3113
Security Desk, Blatt Bldg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2916
Sergeant at Arms' Office, State House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2040
Speaker's Office (506 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3125
Speaker Pro Tempore's Office (505 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2701
Ways and Means Com. (526 Blatt Bldg.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-3144
Word Processing Center (204 Blatt Bldg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . (803)734-2938
     (Dictation Equipment-Word Processing Center). . . . . . . . (803)734-3250