¡Businessman

¡Residing at 112 Cardinal Dr., Seneca

¡Born February 21, 1945 in Aiken

¡Son of the late William Edward, Jr. and the late Frances Harley Sandifer

¡Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, 1965

¡November 6, 1981 married Sandra Prater, 4 children, Wes, Lori, Will, and Jennifer

¡President- South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, 1987

¡South Carolina State Board of Funeral Services, 1983

¡Seneca Chamber of Commerce, 1978

¡Chairman, Board of Directors, Oconee Memorial Hospital, 1986-88

¡Fort Hill Natural Gas Authority, 1994

¡Champion of Housing Award, South Carolina Home Builders, 1996-97

¡Hammer and Trowel Award by Home Builders Association of South Carolina, 1998

¡National Republican Legislator of the Year, 2000

¡Board of Directors, Seneca National Bank

¡Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, 2000

¡Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Cemetery Association, 2002

¡Legislative Leadership Award, South Carolina Tel. Association, 2002

¡South Carolina Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business, 2002

¡Assistant Majority Leader, 2002-04

¡Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Realtors Association, 2002

¡Legislative Award by American Legion, Department of South Carolina, 2003

¡Hall of Fame Award, Seneca Chamber of Commerce, 2004

¡2003 Distinguished Service Award, Home Builders Association of Greenville

¡Special Legislative Award, South Carolina Funeral Directors Association, for highest office held by a member of the Association

¡Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina Legislator of the Year, 2009

¡Champion of Health Care, South Carolina Medical Association

¡"Peas and Carrots" Award by Citizens for Sound Conservation for "Improving our Environmental and Economical Quality of Life", 2009

¡Legislator of the Year, South Carolina Cable Association, 2010

¡Inducted into the South Carolina Homebuilder's Hall of Fame, 2011

¡South Carolina Army National Guard, 20 years, retired Major