Hugh K. Leatherman Sr.

Hugh Leatherman

President pro tempore of the South Carolina Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office June 18, 2014
Preceded by	Yancey McGill
Member of the South Carolina Senate from the 31st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1981
Preceded by	John H. Waller, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1931-04-14) April 14, 1931 Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jean Leatherman
Alma mater	North Carolina State University
Religion	Methodism

Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. (born April 14, 1931) is a Republican Party (United States) member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 31st District since 1981. The 31st District is anchored in Florence, South Carolina. As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Leatherman also sits on the state's Budget and Control Board. He was elected President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate on June 18, 2014.

Leatherman played a key role in getting The Boeing Company to announce plans to build a 787 Dreamliner assembly plant in North Charleston in October 2009, and in The Boeing Company's expansion of 2,000 new jobs in 2013.

Senator Leatherman is a graduate of North Carolina State University. Prior to his election to the Senate in 1980, he served on the town council as mayor pro tempore in Quinby, South Carolina, from 1971 to 1976.

References

External links

South Carolina Legislature - Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Official SC Senate Website
Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Official Constituent Service Website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Hugh Kenneth Leatherman Sr. (SC) profile

Members of the South Carolina State Senate

President of the Senate: Henry McMaster (R) President pro Tempore: Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. (R) Majority Leader: Harvey S. Peeler Jr. (R) Minority Leader: Nikki G. Setzler (D)

Thomas C. Alexander (R) Larry A. Martin (R) Kevin L. Bryant (R) William H. O'Dell (R) Thomas D. Corbin (R) Michael L. Fair (R) Karl B. Allen (D) Ross Turner (R) Daniel B. Verdin III (R) Floyd Nicholson (D) Glenn G. Reese (D) Lee Bright (R) Shane Martin (R) Harvey S. Peeler Jr. (R) Robert W. Hayes Jr. (R) Greg Gregory (R) Creighton B. Coleman (D) Ronnie W. Cromer (R) John L. Scott Jr. (D) John E. Courson (R) Darrell Jackson (D) Joel Lourie (D) Katrina Frye Shealy (R) Tom Young Jr. (R) A. Shane Massey (R) Nikki G. Setzler (D) Vincent A. Sheheen (D) Greg Hembree (R) Gerald Malloy (D) Kent M. Williams (D) Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. (R) Ronnie A. Sabb (D) Luke A. Rankin (R) Raymond E. Cleary III (R) Thomas McElveen (D) Kevin L. Johnson (D) Lawrence K. Grooms (R) Sean Bennett (R) John W. Matthews Jr. (D) Brad Hutto (D) Paul Thurmond (R) Marlon Kimpson (D) George E. Campsen III (R) Paul G. Campbell Jr. (R) Margie Bright Matthews (D) Tom Davis (R)

Republican (28) Democratic (18) South Carolina General Assembly South Carolina House of Representatives South Carolina State Senate

Current Presidents of United States Senates

President pro tempore of the United States Senate: Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)

AL Del Marsh (R) AK Kevin Meyer (R) AZ Andy Biggs (R) AR Jonathan Dismang (R) CA Kevin de León (D) CO Bill Cadman (R) CT Donald Williams (D) DE Patricia Blevins (D) FL Andy Gardiner (R) GA David Shafer (R) HI Ron Kouchi (D) ID Brent Hill (R) IL John Cullerton (D) IN David Long (R) IA Pam Jochum (D) KS Susan Wagle (R) KY Robert Stivers (R) LA John Alario (R) ME Michael Thibodeau (R) MD Thomas Miller (D) MA Stan Rosenberg (D) MI Tonya Schuitmaker (R) MN Sandy Pappas (D) MS Giles Ward (R) MO Tom Dempsey (R) MT Debby Barrett (R) NE Galen Hadley (R) NV Joe Hardy (R) NH Chuck Morse (R) NJ Stephen Sweeney (D) NM Mary Papen (D) NY John Flanagan (R) NC Phil Berger (R) ND Dick Dever (R) OH Keith Faber (R) OK Brian Bingman (R) OR Peter Courtney (D) PA Joseph Scarnati (R) RI Teresa Paiva-Weed (D) SC Hugh Leatherman (R) SD Corey Brown (R) TN Bo Watson (R) TX Dan Patrick (R) UT Wayne Niederhauser (R) VT John Campbell (D) VA Steve Newman (R) WA Pam Roach (R) WV Bill Cole (R) WI Mary Lazich (R) WY Phil Nicholas (R) DC Phil Mendelson (D) Territories: AS Gaoteote Tofau Palaie (I) GU Judith Won Pat (D) MP Francisco Borja (I) PR Eduardo Bhatia (D) VI Neville James (D)

Political party affiliations: 35 Republican 19 Democratic 2 Independent italics indicate speakers of unicameral bodies In cases where the lieutenant governor is ex-officio president, president pro tempore are listed

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