BILL HERBKERSMAN
SC State House District 118, elected 2003
ABOUT BILL
“Working Together to keep Lowcountry Strong”
Education:
University of South Carolina
Jefferson Institute
Committees:
Ways and Means
Chairman, Ways and Means Proviso Subcommittee
Chairman, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Healthcare
Chairman, Caucus Communications
Ways and Means Subcommittee on Revenue
House Rules Committee
Majority Caucus Finance Committee
Chief Majority Whip
Endorsements + Honors:
Conservation Voters of SC, NRA, SC Citizens for Life, SC Education Association, SC Association of Realtors, Beaufort-Jasper County Realtors, Hilton Head Area Association of Realtors, Hilton Head Area Home Builders, Green Tie Award, 2020 Greater Bluffton Republican of the Year, Beaufort County Republican Party – Humanitarian Resolution
Accomplishments:
Fair share infrastructure dollars
US Military Veterans – Nursing Degree
USCB – Nursing Program
TLC – Culinary Arts Program
USCB – State funding
TCL – State funding
Education
Enhanced Teacher Salaries
Workforce Housing
Small Business Support
Veteran + SC Military Support
Mental Health
Affordable senior programs & healthcare
Dementia Coordinator for SC
Physicians Assistants
Conservation
Rainy Day Fund
Hate Crimes Act
DNA test labs (one of few in the state)
COVD19
Community Involvement:
St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, Beaufort County Republican Party, Knights of Columbus, NRA, Friends of the Library, Bluffton Rotary, Forbeck Cancer Foundation, Bluffton Veterans War Memorial, Southern Beaufort County Community Association, Friends of the River, Paul Harris Fellow, SC Military Base Task Force, Waddell Mariculture Center, Ancient Order of Hibernian, Alzheimer Association, May River Preservation, Government Council on Global Warming, Airplane Owners + Pilots Association
