Tommy Pope (politician)
Thomas E. Pope is an American politician. He currently serves as Pro Tempore within the South Carolina House of Representatives and has served as a South Carolina House Member, from the 47th District, since 2010.
As a member of the Republican Party. Pope previously served as Solicitor of the 16th Judicial Circuit in South Carolina, representing the people of Union and York counties from 1993 to 2006. Pope is best known nationally for his prosecution of Susan Smith in 1995 for the drowning death of her two children. He is currently a managing partner of in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
On February 6, 2017, Pope announced his intention to seek South Carolina's 5th congressional district seat in the upcoming special election, due to the resignation of Mick Mulvaney to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
On May 2, 2017, Pope narrowly won the Republican Primary for the U.S. congressional seat, leading by only.3%. On May 16, 2017, Pope lost the runoff against Ralph Norman by 200 votes, or 0.6%.
