On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (SC) - District 43
305 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201
360 Concord Street, Suite 201
Charleston, SC 29401
Full Name:
George 'Chip' E. Campsen III
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lalla; 2 Children: George, Boyce
Birth Date:
03/30/1959
Birth Place:
Charleston, SC
Home City:
Isle of Palms, SC
Religion:
Christian
MS, Business Administration, University of South Carolina, 1989
JD, University of South Carolina, 1988
BS, Biology, Furman University, 1981
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 43, 2005-present
Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 43, 2020
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1996-2002
Chair, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Legislative Oversight Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Corrections and Penology Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Invitations Committee, South Carolina State Senate
Partner, Campsen and Campsen, Attorneys at Law, 1989-present
Executive Vice President, Fort Sumter Tours Incorporated, 1985-present
Senior Policy Adviser, Governor Mark Sanford, 2002-2003
Co-Chair/Spokesperson, Governor Mark Sanford's Transition Team, 2002-2003
Broker, Batten, Hudson, & Tarrant, 1983-1985
Captain, Fort Sumter Tours, Incorporated, 1978-1982
Chair, Charleston County Senate Delegation, 2006-present
Member, Board of Visitors, Charleston Southern University, present
Member, Charleston County Bar Association, present
Deacon/Teacher, East Cooper Baptist Church, present
Member, East Cooper Republican Men's Club, present
Member, Medical University of South Carolina President's Advisory Council, present
Member, Republican National Committee, present
Member, South Carolina Baptist Committee, present
Member, South Carolina Bar Association, present
Member, South Carolina Policy Council, present
Former Member, Charleston County Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee
Former Member, Charleston Trident Chamber of Commerce Travel Council
Former Member, J.R. Deanes Company Board of Advisers
Former Member, Justice Fellowship Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform, South Carolina
Former Member, Palmetto Family Council Advisory Committee
Member, South Carolina College Investment Program Advisory Committee, 2001-2002
Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Incorporated, 1981
Awards:
William Wilberforce Award for Defense of Religious Liberty, Palmetto Family Council (2013)
BIPEC Sword & Mace Award (2012)
Conservation Voters of SC Green Tie Award (2010)
John Drummond Conservationist Award by DNR Board (2010)
Taxpayers' Champion, Governor Mark Sanford (2008)
Palmetto Family Council Senate Legislative Champion (2007-2008)
SC Ducks Unlimited Conservation Service Award (2004)
Heritage Community Services Raising the Standard Award (2004)
Order of the Palmetto (2003)
Palmetto Family Council Champion of the S C Family (2003)
SC Wildlife Federation Conservationist of the Year (2002)
Christian Legal Society William Bentley Ball Award for Defense of Life and Religious Liberty (2002)
School Ministries Outstanding Legislator (2002)
Named one of ten most effective members of House of Representatives by a survey of members, The State newspaper (2001)
SC Citizens for Life Legislator of the Year (2001)
SC Association of Conservation Districts Legislator of the Year (2001)
The Nature Conservancy Public Service Award (2001)
S.C. Taxpayers Association Friend of the Taxpayer Award (2001)
NFIB Guardian of Small Business (2001)
SC Environmental Awareness Award Finalist (2001 and 2002)
SC Lottery Accountability Board Leadership Award (2001)
SC Chamber of Commerce Leadership Award (2000)
SC Victim Assistance Network Certificate of Appreciation (2000 and 2002)
Father's Name:
George E., Jr.
Favorite Book:
Bible, The Federalist Papers, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk, Modern Times by Paul Johnson, A Conflict of Visions by Thomas Sowell, Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey, The Question of God by Armand Nicholi, The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek
Favorite Quote:
"I believe in Christianity as I beleive that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
C. S. Lewis.
"But what is government itself but the greatest of all reflections upon human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men, over men, the great difficulity lies in this: first you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself."
James Madison, Federalist Paper 51 (1788).
"Even the shrewdest of men are puffed up with vanity if they try to set the product of their reason against the consensus of the centuries." Russell Kirk, The Conservative Mind (1953).
"Conflicts of interest dominate the short run, but conflicts of vision (worldviews) dominate history." Thomas Sowell, A Conflict of Visions (2002)
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Managing wildlife habitats, hunting, fishing and surfing, diving, exercising with his family.
Mother's Name:
Myrtle S. "Snap"