Bobby Harrell
On the record
After resigning as SC House Speaker, Harrell joined construction + state-vendor interests as a paid consultant; basis of 2014 6-count state-felony misconduct plea (probation + $93K restitution). Resigned + pleaded guilty 2014 to ethics violations
SEVERITY · FELONY
Background
South Carolina's Speaker · House 2005–2014: Bobby Harrell — 9-year tenure. Before this office: State Rep · House / Assembly (1993-2014). Press-relevant: Resigned + pleaded guilty 2014 to ethics violations. Same-year political environment (2005): Governor Mark Sanford; Attorney General Henry McMaster; Secretary of State Mark Hammond.
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Others who held this office in South Carolina
- Murrell Smith (2022-present)
- Jay Lucas (2014-2022)