Committee Assignments:

  Operations and Management, Ex.Officio Member

Occupation: Businessman, Manager-Cato Transportation Supply, Inc.

Biography:CATO, Harry Franklin [R]--(Dist. No. 17, Greenville Co.)--Businessman, Mgr., Cato Transportation Supply, Inc.; residing in Travelers Rest; b. May 22, 1958 in Greenville; s. Lloyd R., Sr. and Christine B. Cato; g. Clemson Univ., B.S., 1980, Dean's List, 1978-80; June 17, 2005 m. Kris Thompson, 4 children, James Franklin Cato, Christopher Michael Cato, Erin Elizabeth Thompson, and Robin Michelle Thompson; mem.: Travelers Rest City Council, 1986-90; Mayor Pro Tempore, 1988-90; Bd. of Dirs., Bank of Travelers Rest; Eagle Scout; Travelers Rest United Methodist Church; YMCA of Greenville Outstanding Volunteer, 2006; Rules Com., 1993-94; Chm., Labor, Commerce & Industry Com., 1994-08; elected Speaker Pro Tempore Dec. 2, 2008; prev. serv. in House 1991-08.

Biography current as of      June 17, 2009