A house RESOLUTION

 

to recognize and commend the honorable Elizabeth Spencer Wetmore of Charleston County for her dedicated service in the House of Representatives on behalf of her constituents and the citizens of South Carolina and to wish her much success and happiness in all her future endeavors.

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives learned with sincere regret that Spencer Wetmore will depart from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of her current term; and

 

Whereas, born on April 22, 1983, in Charleston, Spencer is the daughter of Kell Brunson Compton and Melinda Lucka Kelley. She graduated from Princeton University with an artium baccalaureus in 2005 and in 2010, she earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law; and

 

Whereas, she served as the assistant solicitor in Charleston County from 2010 to 2014 and the city administrator of Folly Beach from 2014 to 2020. She also served as a member of the Tourism Expenditure Review Committee from 2018 to 2020; and

 

Whereas, Spencer married her beloved husband Burns Malone Wetmore on May 3, 2014, and together they are rearing two beautiful daughters, Brooks and Lola Kate. When away from her duties in the House of Representatives, she lives with her family in Folly Beach and serves as an attorney at Wetmore Law Firm; and

 

Whereas, Representative Wetmore has faithfully served the citizens of Charleston County's District 115 in the House of Representatives since winning a special election on August 11, 2020. In the House, she served on the Judiciary Committee and Rules Committee; and

 

Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives will miss the keen and impassioned service that Spencer Wetmore, their friend and colleague, has given to the House of Representatives, and hope that she will enjoy deep fulfillment in the years to come. 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 commend the Honorable Elizabeth Spencer Wetmore of Charleston County for her dedicated service in the House of Representatives on behalf of her constituents and the citizens of South Carolina and wish her much success and happiness in all her future endeavors.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Elizabeth Spencer Wetmore.

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