Family: Wife: Kris; 4 Children: James Franklin, Christopher Michael, Erin Elizabeth, and Robin Michelle

Born: 05/22/1958 Greenville, SC

Home: Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Religion: Methodist (United)

Education: BS, Clemson University, 1980

Profession: Businessman Manager, Cato Transportation Supply Incorporated, 1978-present

Political: Candidate, South Carolina House of Representatives, District 17, 2010 Speaker Pro Tempore, South Carolina State House, present Representative, South Carolina State House, 1991-present Mayor Pro Tempore, Travelers Rest, 1988-1990 Member, Travelers Rest City Council, 1986-1990

Congressional Membership: Chairman, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, 1994-2008 Chairman, Sanctuary Building Committee

Organization Membership: Member, North Greenville Family YMCA Board of Directors, 2002-present Furman University Advisory Council, 2005-present South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, 2006 South Carolina Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, 2005 Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Worker's Compensation, 2003 Home Builders Associations of Greenville and South Carolina, 2003, 2005 Board of Directors, North Greenville Family Young Men's Christian Association, 2002-present National Association of Social Workers, 2001 South Carolina Association of Premium Service Companies, 2001 South Carolina Chapter of IAPES, 2001 South Carolina Mortgage Brokers Association, 2001 South Carolina Association of Automobile Insurance Agents, 1999 South Carolina Counseling Association, 1998 Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina, 1997 South Carolina Association of Realtors, 1997 South Carolina Optometric Association, 1997 North Greenville Hospital Advisory Council, 1996-2002 Northern Greenville County Food Crisis Ministry Board, 1988-1990 Board of Directors, Bank of Travelers Rest Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America National Federation of Independent Businesses Member, Travelers Rest United Methodist Church

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