Bill Chumley

Bill Chumley
Bill Chumley
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives; from the 35th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2011
Personal details
Born	September 24, 1947; Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician

William M. Chumley (born September 24, 1947) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 35th District, serving since 2011. He is a member of the Republican party.[1]

Politics

In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Charleston in 2015, Chumley said he would not vote to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state house.[2] In press reports, he observed "These people sat in there and waited their turn to be shot, that's sad. Somebody in there with a means of self-defense could've stopped this."[3]

On December 13, 2017, Chumley and fellow South Carolina representative Mike Burns proposed building a monument to South Carolina's black Confederate soldiers, although the historical record shows that no such soldiers existed.[4]

In December 2016, Chumley pre-filed a bill that would require the installation of "pornography blockers" on all computers sold in South Carolina with a payment of $20 required to lift the blocker.[5]

References

"Bill Chumley". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
Hawes, Jennifer (24 June 2015). "We're asking every member of the SC legislature about the Confederate flag". Post and Courier (Charleston). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
Lavender, Paige (24 June 2015). "South Carolina Lawmaker: Charleston Shooting Victims 'Waited Their Turn To Be Shot'". The State. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
Wilkinson, Jeff (30 December 2017). "Experts say black Confederate soldiers didn't fight for SC". Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
Cauterucci, Christina (20 December 2016). "South Carolina Bill Would Make All Computers Come With a Porn Blocker". Slate. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

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[1] "Bill Chumley". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

[2] Hawes, Jennifer (24 June 2015). "We're asking every member of the SC legislature about the Confederate flag". Post and Courier (Charleston). Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[3] Lavender, Paige (24 June 2015). "South Carolina Lawmaker: Charleston Shooting Victims 'Waited Their Turn To Be Shot'". The State. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[4] Wilkinson, Jeff (30 December 2017). "Experts say black Confederate soldiers didn't fight for SC". Huffington Post. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[5] Cauterucci, Christina (20 December 2016). "South Carolina Bill Would Make All Computers Come With a Porn Blocker". Slate. Retrieved 20 December 2016.