John (Jay) Taliaferro West, IV (R-SH007)
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Capitol: 803.212.6954
FAX: 803.734.2925
District: 864.260.4025
Representative
South Carolina House of Representatives
Room 518-B Blatt Building 1105 Pendleton Street
Columbia, SC 29201

District Office:
402 Brown Avenue
Belton, SC 29627
Elected: 2016    Next Election: 2024
Spouse: Jennifer Brice   DOB: 11/29/1964
Committee Assignments
ChairmanSubcommittee on Public Utilities
Vice ChairHouse Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
MemberSubcommittee on Business and Commerce
MemberSubcommittee on Insurance
Counties Representing
Abbeville / Anderson / Greenville

Bio

Assistant Majority Leader Businessman & Consultant Residing at 402 Brown Avenue, Belton Born November 29, 1964 in Anderson Son of John T. West III and Susan Poore Lacy Erskine 1987; Masters, 1992; Doctorate, 1997 Gordon Conwell, Arrow Leadership Dev., 1990 - 1992 Penn St. University, School of Econ. Dev., 2007 January 8, 1988 married Jennifer Brice, 3 children John T. West V "Jack" Brice McCaslin West, and Gray Thomason West Manager State Farm Insurance, 1986 - 1989 VP, Inst. Relations, Erskine College, 1993 - 2007 CEO, The Partnership Alliance, 2007 - 2009 The Taliaferro Group, Principal, 2009 - present Rotary Citizen of the Year, Abbeville County, 2000 Innovision Technology Award, 2001 Palmetto Pride Board of Directors, Appointed by Governor James H. Hodges, 2002 - 2004 Govs. Statewide Award for Rural Leadership Dev., S.C. Dept. of Commerce, 2002 South Carolina. Ambassador for Econ. Dev., 2002 Upstate Alliance Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Com., Chairman, Developers Com., 2006 - 2009 Erskine College Board of Counselors, 2006 - 2008 South Carolina BIO Board of Govs., 2006 - 2009 Lander University Board of Visitors, 2007 - 2009 SCPAC, Legis. Com., 2015 South Carolina Professional Appraisers Coalition, Board of Directors, 2016 Chm., Transportation Subcommittee of Education and Public Works, 2017-2018 S.C. Health Policy Fellow Master Mason to Hamilton Lodge #403 Chm, Health Care and Regulations Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, 2019 - Present Chm, Public Utilities Subcommittee on Labor Commerce Industry, 2021 - Present Public Utilities Review Committee, 2021 - Present Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce Business Champion Award, 2019 - 2020