About SC Senator Larry Martin PDF Print E-mail

Current Office: State Senate
Current District: 2
Party: Republican

SC Senate Committees:
Banking and Insurance, Member
Corrections and Penology, Member
General, Member
Judiciary, Member
Rules, Chair

Background Information:
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Susan
3 Children: Anna, Caroline, Larry Jr.
Birth Date: 06/20/1957
Birthplace: Greenville, SC
Home City: Pickens, SC
Religion: Southern Baptist

Education:
Attended, Tri-County Technical College, 1975
Diploma, Pickens High School, 1975.

Professional Experience:
Director of Safety, Alice Manufacturing Company, 1981-present.

Political Experience:
Senator, South Carolina State Senate, 1992-present
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1979-1992.

Organizations:
Advisory Board, Pickens First National Bank, 1987-1990
President, Pickens County United Way, 1983
Former Member, Lions Club of Dacusville
Honorary Member, Pickens Rotary Club
Board Member, Partnership for Academic and Career Education
Member/Moderator/Sunday School Teacher, Pickens First Baptist Church
Advisory Board, Rocky Bottom Camp of the Blind
Past Board Chairman, South Carolina 4-H Foundation
Former Board Member, Peace Center

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Governor's School-to-Work Council, 1997-1999
Tax Study Committee, 1998
Economic Development Committee
Past Chair, Liaison Commission on Small Business
Former Board Member, South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments
Southern Legislative Conference
Chair, Joint Study Committee on Criminal Domestic Violence

Recognition & Awards:
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1979
Who's Who in American Politics, 1981-82, 1983-84
Personalities of the South, 1982-83
National Federation of Independent Businesses "Guardian of Small Business" Award, 1999
S. C. Chamber of Commerce "Public Servant of the Year" Award, 2002
S. C. Association of Counties "Guardian of Home Rule" Award, 2003
Anderson-Oconee-Pickens Area Mental Health "Patrick B. Harris Humanitarian Award for Public Serv.," 2003
National Federation of the Blind of S. C. "Legislator of the Year" Award, 2004
S. C. Human Service Providers Association "Senator of the Year" Award, 2005
National Alliance on Mental Illness "Mental Illness Champion" Award, 2006
Greenville Hospital System Children's Hospital Development Council "Legislative Advocacy" Award, 2006
S. C. Commission for the Blind "Legislator of the Year" Award, 2006
Conservation Voters of S.C. "Conservation Champion" Award, 2006
S. C. Manufacturers Alliance "Defender of Manufacturing" Award, 2007
S. C. State Lodge of Fraternal Order of Police "Senator of the Year" Award, 2007
S. C. Apartment Association "Legislator of the Year" Award, 2007
Home Builders Association of South Carolina "Hammer and Trowel" Award, 2008
Palmetto Family Council "Legislator of the Year" Award, 2008
Recognized by the S. C. Baptist Convention for exceptional service and leadership in family and marriage matters in the General Assembly, November, 2008

 
 

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