Full Name:
Ronald Parker Townsend
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Patricia; 2 Children: Lisa Marie, Laurie Anne
Birth Date:
02/17/1948
Birth Place:
Anderson, SC
Home City:
Anderson, SC
Religion:
Baptist
BS, Clemson University, 1970
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1984-present
Switched from Democratic to Republican Party, 1995
Anderson County School District 2, Board of Trustees, District 2, 1980-1984
Anderson County ASCS County Commission, 1977-1983, Chair, 1977-1978
Chairman, Education and Public Works Committee, 1995-present
Southern Regional Education Board, 1995-present
Co-Chairman, South Carolina Education Lottery Oversight Committee, 2002
Experience, Businessman
Chairman, Anderson County Legislative Delegation, 1989-present.
Deacon, Mount Bethel Baptist Church
Experience, Sunday School and Training Union Teacher
Board of Directors, Transportation Infrastructure Bank