A house RESOLUTION

 

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JONATHAN C. Childers, A FOURTH-YEAR ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE WITH THE CHARLESTON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON RECEIVING FIRST PLACE IN THE 2026 ABC NATIONAL CRAFT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

 

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that Jonathan Childers took top honors at the 2026 ABC National Craft Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Childers is the third person from South Carolina to win this prestigious competition.  This was the second time in a row that the Charleston Electrical Contractors Association won on a national level. Mr. Childers was chosen from among two hundred representing twelve crafts throughout the United States; and

 

Whereas, born in San Diego, California, he left when he was seven years old and graduated from James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan in 2008; and

 

Whereas, Mr. Childers, a resident of Summerville, is a fourth-year apprentice in the Charleston Electrical Contractors Association and has been employed as an electrician with Transworld since 2021; and

 

Whereas, together with his beloved wife, Tabetha, he enjoys building and painting model aircrafts, as well as spending time with his family; and

 

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciates the standard of excellence that Jonathan Childers has set in his profession, and the members congratulate him on placing first in the 2026 ABC National Craft Championships.  Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

 

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Jonathan C. Childers, a fourth-year electrical apprentice with the Charleston Electrical Contractors Association and congratulate him on receiving first place in the 2026 ABC National Craft Championships.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Jonathan C. Childers.

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