Ashley Trantham

Ashley Trantham
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Preceded byEric Bedingfield
Personal details
Born (1973-11-30) November 30, 1973 (age 50)
Greer, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSpartanburg Community College

Ashley B. Trantham (born November 30, 1973) is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 28th District, serving since 2018. She is a member of the Republican Party.[1][2]

Trantham is a member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.[3][4] She also serves on the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee.[5]

In 2023, Trantham was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty.[6][7]

2024 SC House elections

Trantham opted not to run for re-election in 2024.[8]

References

  1. ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "South Carolina House Conservatives Form Own Freedom Caucus". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "South Carolina Freedom Caucus". Twitter. November 10, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "H. 3549". South Carolina General Assembly.
  7. ^ Stuart, Tessa (March 13, 2023). "21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions". Rolling Stone.
  8. ^ Kenmore, Abraham (May 30, 2024). "Upstate contest a microcosm of the civil war between Freedom Caucus and majority GOP". The South Carolina Daily Gazette. Retrieved June 26, 2024.


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