Occupation: Full-time Legislator

Biography:CEIPS, Catherine Crawford [R]--(Dist. No. 46, Beaufort Co.)--Full-time Legislator; residing at 1207 Bay St., Beaufort; b. Feb. 16, 1955 in Berkeley Co.; d. Sidney and Virginia Black Crawford; g. Univ. of S.C., B.S., 1976; May 17, 1986 m. the late Richard N. Ceips; Fed. Rep. Field Dir., Congressman Joe Wilson; Fed. Rep. Field Dir., Congressman Floyd Spence; Comm. Serv. Dir., Med. Univ. of S.C.; Teacher, Beaufort and Berkeley Co. Schools; bus. owner, Sea Island Ophthalmology; Beaufort Co. Rep. Women's Club; Beaufort Co. GOP; Beaufort Historic Foundation; Open Land Trust; supported Beaufort Little Theatre and other theatre groups; Women in the Outdoors, 2002; Lutheran; prev. serv. in House 2003-07; elected in Special Election June 19, 2007 to fulfill unexpired term of Scott Richardson [R], resigned.