Committee Assignments
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Corrections and Penology
- Fish, Game and Forestry
- General
- Judiciary
Columbia Address
606 Gressette Bldg.
Columbia 29201
Columbia Phone: (803) 212-6024
Home Address
7825 Camp Welfare Road
Great Falls 29055
District Info
Democrat-Fairfield | District 17
Chester, Fairfield & York Counties
Personal Information
- Educator & Executive Director, Olde English Consortium
- Residing at 7825 Camp Welfare Road, Great Falls
- Born April 4, 1967 in Columbia
- Son of Joseph W. & Janet L. Fanning
- Wofford College, B.A., 1991
- Benedict College, Teacher Education Certification, 1992
- University of South Carolina, M.S., 1996, Ed.S., 1997, Ph.D., 2008
- July 21, 2007 married Stephanie Locus, 1 child, Markell
- Teacher, Estill High School, 1992 – 1994
- Teacher, Columbia High School, 1994 – 1998
- South Carolina NAACP, 1996-
- SCEA Children’s Foundation Board of Directors, 2005-, Chairman, 2005 – 2011
- Fairfield NAACP, 2010-
- Board of Directors, 100 Men Group, 2013-
- Fairfield United, 2015-, Chairman, 2015 – 2016
- Chester Chamber of Commerce, 2015
- Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, 2015
- Rock Hill/York County Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2015-
- Greater York Chamber of Commerce, 2015-
- First Year Teacher of the Year, Hampton County School District Two, Estill High School, 1993
- Sallie Mae First Year Teacher of the Year Award. State Winner, National Representative, 1993
- Westinghouse STAR Teacher of the Year, 1993
- Key Club Teacher of the Year, Columbia High School, Richland County School District One, 1996
- Estelle Parrott Teacher of the Year, Columbia High School, Richland County School District One, 1996
- Richard W. Riley South Carolina Diversity Leadership Initiative Fellow, Furman University, 2010 – 2011
- Former Sunday School Teacher & Men’s Council President, Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 2005 – 2008
- Military Service E-4 Forward Observer, 3rd of 11th Field Artillery, Ft. Lewis, Washington
- Active Duty USA 1987 – 1989