Committee Assignments:

  Labor, Commerce and Industry
  Operations and Management, Secy./Treas.

Occupation: Retired Educator/Residential Home Builder/Farmer

Biography:BALES, Jimmy Charles, Ed.D. [D]--(Dist. No. 80, Richland Co.)--Retired Educator/Residential Home Builder/Farmer; residing at 1515 Crossing Creek Rd., Eastover; b. Sept. 25, 1935 in Rose Hill, Va.; s. the late James C. Bales and Ruth Robinette; g. Cola. Coll., B.A., 1960; East Tenn. State, M.A., 1966; Univ. of S.C., Ed.D., 1975; Dec. 2, 1993 m. Helen (Lynn) Elizabeth Armstrong, 5 children, Richard, Deborah, Kevin, Kris, and Kristen; Teacher, Principal of Lower Richland High School, Dir. of Career Educ. for Richland School Dist. One, 1959-60, 1963-91; Probation Off., Richland Co. Family Court, 1960-63; Richland Co. Council, 1977-84, 1986-90, Chm., 1983-84, 1990; Palmetto Richland Memorial Hosp. Trustee, 1996-98; Chm., Freshman Caucus, 1999-00; mil. serv.: USA, 1955-56; prev. serv. in House 1999-08.

Biography current as of  November 18, 2008