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Gerald Malloy's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (SC) - District 29

Contact Information

513 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201

1216 Salem Road
Hartsville, SC 29550

Full Name:

Gerald Malloy

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Davita; 4 Children: Donovan, Jonathan, Jordan, Morgan

Birth Date:

10/26/1961

Birth Place:

Chesterfield, SC

Home City:

Hartsville, SC

Religion:

Baptist

Attended, Business Administration, University of South Carolina

JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1988

BS, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 1984

Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 29, 2002-present

Campaign, South Carolina State Senate, District 29, 2020

Former Member, Invitations Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Joint Screening Committee for the Legislative Audit Council, South Carolina State Senate

Attorney, Malloy Law Firm, 1990-present

Chairman, Finance Committee, Jerusalem Baptist Church, present

Member, Jerusalem Baptist Church, present

Member, Lions Club International, present

Member, Appeals Committee, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

Co-Founder, Butler Heritage Foundation

Member, Center for Educator, Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA)

Member, Darlington County Bar Association

Representative, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Young Lawyers Division, South Carolina Bar Association

Member, Governor's School for Science and Math Foundation

Former Member, Hartsville Downtown Development Board

Former President, Hartsville Northern Youth Baseball League

Chair, Hartsville Recreation Commission

Commander, Indigent Defense Commission, South Carolina Bar Association

Member, Jerusalem Men's Ensemble Board of Trustees

Former Member, Judicial Qualifications Committee, South Carolina State Bar Association

Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated

Chair, Public Defenders Board, Darlington County Bar Association

Chair, South Carolina Criminal Justice Task Force

Member, South Carolina Public Defender Investigators Association Board

Former Chair, South Carolina State Bar Association

Former President, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association

Member, University of South Carolina Alumni Association

Member, University of South Carolina Alumni Board

Member, University of South Carolina Letterman Association

Member, South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Lawyer Conduct, 1996-2002

Awards:

Recipient of the Home Rule Award by South Carolina Association of Counties, 2003;
Recipient of the South Carolina Library Association Friend of the Libraries, 2004;
Inducted into the National Honor Roll for the National Library Association, 2005;
Recognized by South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice for support of Teen After School Centers (TASC) Program, 2007;
Recipient of the South Carolina Public Defender Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2007;
Recipient of the South Carolina Public Defender Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2007;
Recipient of the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Distinguished Service Award, 2008 (this award was named the Gerald Malloy Distinguished Service Award and is awarded annually);
Recipient of the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police Legislator of the Year, 2010

Father's Name:

John A.

Mother's Name:

Geraldine

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