Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Speaker pro tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 2, 2014
Preceded byJay Lucas
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 47th district
Assumed office
November 8, 2010
Preceded byHerb Kirsh
Solicitor for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina
In office
1993–2006
Preceded byLarry F. Grant
Succeeded byKevin Brackett
Personal details
Born (1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 (age 61)
Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of South Carolina (BS, JD)

Thomas E. Pope (born July 24, 1962) is an American politician. He currently serves as speaker pro tempore within the South Carolina House of Representatives[1] and since 2010 has served as a South Carolina House Member from the 47th District as a Republican.

Pope previously served as solicitor (equivalent to a district attorney) of the 16th Judicial Circuit in South Carolina, representing the people of Union and York counties from 1993 to 2006.[2][3] Pope prosecuted Susan Smith in 1995 for the drowning death of her two children. He is currently a managing partner of Elrod Pope Law Firm in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

On February 6, 2017, Pope announced his intention to seek South Carolina's 5th congressional district seat in the upcoming special election, due to the resignation of Mick Mulvaney to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

On May 2, 2017, Pope narrowly won the Republican primary for the U.S. congressional seat, leading by only 0.3%.[4] On May 16, 2017, Pope lost the runoff against Ralph Norman by 200 votes, or 0.6%.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - SC Solicitor - District 16 Race - Nov 03, 1992".
  3. ^ "County of Union, South Carolina - 16th Circuit Solicitor's Office".
  4. ^ "South Carolina Election Results: Two Republicans Advance, Democrat Wins in U.S. House Primaries". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Live Election Results: South Carolina's Fifth Congressional District". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope - Elrod Pope Law Firm". Elrod Pope Law Firm.
Legal offices Preceded byLarry F. Grant Solicitor for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina 1993–2006 Succeeded byKevin Brackett South Carolina House of Representatives Preceded byHerb Kirsh Member of the South Carolina House of Representativesfrom the 47th district 2010–present Incumbent Preceded byJay Lucas Speaker pro tempore of the South Carolina House of Representatives 2014–present


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