Jay West

Jay West

Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2016
Preceded by	Michael Gambrell

Personal details
Born	John Taliaferro West IV (1964-11-29) November 29, 1964 (age 57) Anderson, South Carolina
Political party	Republican (2016–present) Democratic (2004)
Spouse(s)	Jennifer Brice
Residence	Belton, South Carolina
Alma mater	Erskine College (BS, MS, PhD)

John Taliaferro "Jay" West IV (born November 29, 1964) is an American politician. He has been a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 7th District since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Electoral history[]

Date	Election	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
South Carolina Senate, 4th district
Nov 2, 2004^[1]	General	William H. O'Dell	Republican	17,417	62.27
		John T. West IV	Democratic	10,546	37.70
		Write Ins		9	0.03
South Carolina House of Representatives, 7th district
Nov 8, 2016^[2]	General	John T. West IV	Republican	10,566	99.31
		Write Ins		73	0.69
		Michael Gambrell won election to Senate; seat stayed Republican
Nov 6, 2018^[3]	General	John T. West IV	Republican	8,201	98.56
Nov 6, 2018^[3]	General	Write Ins		120	1.44
Nov 3, 2020^[4]	General	John T. West IV	Republican	12,280	76.15
		Andrea Bejarano-Robinson	Democratic	3,833	23.77
		Write Ins		13	0.08

References[]

^ "2004 Election Report" (PDF). South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
^ "2016 Statewide General Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 7". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
^ "2018 Statewide General Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 7". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
^ "2020 Statewide General Election Results - State House of Representatives, District 7". South Carolina State Election Commission. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

External links[]

Jay West at Vote Smart

v t Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Speaker of the House Jay Lucas (R) Speaker pro tempore Tommy Pope (R) Majority Leader Gary Simrill (R) Minority Leader Todd Rutherford (D)
▌Bill Whitmire (R) ▌Bill Sandifer III (R) ▌Jerry Carter (R) ▌Davey Hiott (R) ▌Neal Collins (R) ▌W. Brian White (R) ▌Jay West (R) ▌Jonathon D. Hill (R) ▌Anne Thayer (R) ▌West Cox (R) ▌Craig A. Gagnon (R) ▌J. Anne Parks (D) ▌John R. McCravy III (R) ▌Stewart Jones (R) ▌JA Moore (D) ▌Mark N. Willis (R) ▌Mike Burns (R) ▌Tommy Stringer (R) ▌Patrick Haddon (R) ▌Adam Morgan (R) ▌Bobby Cox (R) ▌Jason Elliott (R) ▌Chandra Dillard (D) ▌Bruce W. Bannister (R) ▌Leola C. Robinson-Simpson (D) ▌Raye Felder (R) ▌Garry R. Smith (R) ▌Ashley Trantham (R) ▌Dennis Moss (R) ▌Steve Moss (R) ▌Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D) ▌Max Hyde Jr. (R) ▌Travis Moore (R) ▌Roger Nutt (R) ▌Bill Chumley (R) ▌Merita Ann Allison (R) ▌Steven Wayne Long (R) ▌Josiah Magnuson (R) ▌Cal Forrest (R) ▌Rick Martin (R) ▌Annie McDaniel (D) ▌Doug Gilliam (R) ▌Randy Ligon (R) ▌Mandy Powers Norrell (D) ▌Brandon Michael Newton (R) ▌Gary Simrill (R) ▌Tommy Pope (R) ▌Bruce M. Bryant (R) ▌John Richard C. King (D) ▌Will Wheeler (D) ▌J. David Weeks (D) ▌Vic Dabney (R) ▌Richie Yow (R) ▌Pat Henegan (D) ▌Jackie E. Hayes (D) ▌Tim McGinnis (R) ▌Lucas Atkinson (D) ▌Jeff Johnson (R) ▌Terry Alexander (D) ▌Phillip Lowe (R) ▌Roger K. Kirby (D) ▌Robert Q. Williams (D) ▌Jay Jordan (R) ▌Kimberly Johnson (D) ▌Jay Lucas (R) ▌Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D) ▌G. Murrell Smith Jr. (R) ▌Heather Ammons Crawford (R) ▌Chris Wooten (R) ▌Wendy Brawley (D) ▌Nathan Ballentine (R) ▌Seth Rose (D) ▌Chris Hart (D) ▌Todd Rutherford (D) ▌Kirkman Finlay III (R) ▌Leon Howard (D) ▌Kambrell Garvin (D) ▌Beth Bernstein (D) ▌Ivory Torrey Thigpen (D) ▌Jermaine Johnson (D) ▌Bart T. Blackwell (R) ▌Bill Clyburn (D) ▌Bill Hixon (R) ▌Melissa Lackey Oremus (R) ▌Chip Huggins (R) ▌Bill Taylor (R) ▌Paula Rawl Calhoon (R) ▌RJ May (R) ▌Micah Caskey (R) ▌Justin Bamberg (D) ▌Lonnie Hosey (D) ▌Joseph Daning (R) ▌Russell Ott (D) ▌Gil Gatch (R) ▌Jerry Govan Jr. (D) ▌Ryan McCabe (R) ▌Mandy Kimmons (R) ▌Chris Murphy (R) ▌Mark Smith (R) ▌Sylleste Davis (R) ▌Cezar McKnight (D) ▌Joseph H. Jefferson (D) ▌Carl Anderson (D) ▌William Bailey (R) ▌Kevin Hardee (R) ▌Russell Fry (R) ▌Case Brittain (R) ▌Lee Hewitt (R) ▌Deon Tedder (D) ▌William S. Cogswell Jr. (R) ▌Wendell Gilliard (D) ▌Joe Bustos (R) ▌Marvin R. Pendarvis (D) ▌Lin Bennett (R) ▌Spencer Wetmore (D) ▌Chardale Murray (D) ▌Krystle Matthews (D) ▌Bill Herbkersman (R) ▌Leon Stavrinakis (D) ▌Weston J. Newton (R) ▌Michael F. Rivers Sr. (D) ▌Shedron D. Williams (D) ▌Jeff Bradley (R) ▌Shannon Erickson (R)
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