Spencer Wetmore

Spencer Wetmore
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 115th district
Assumed office
August 11, 2020
Preceded byPeter McCoy
Personal details
Born (1983-04-22) April 22, 1983 (age 41)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBurns
Children2
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Vanderbilt University (JD)

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore is an American politician from the state of South Carolina. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 115th district.

Wetmore is from Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated from Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston, South Carolina, Princeton University, and Vanderbilt University Law School. After being sworn into the South Carolina Bar in 2010, Wetmore served as a Prosecutor for the Ninth Circuit Solicitor‘s Office in Charleston County. In 2015, she was appointed city manager for Folly Beach, South Carolina.[1]

When Peter McCoy resigned from the 115th district seat in the South Carolina House to serve as a U.S. Attorney in 2020, Wetmore ran in the special election to succeed him and won the election on August 11, 2020.[2] She serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee.[3]

Wetmore and her husband, Burns, have lived in Folly Beach since 2012. They have two daughters.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Prentiss Findlay. "Folly Council OKs ex-prosecutor Wetmore as new city manager | Archives". postandcourier.com. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Spencer Wetmore projected winner of special election for State House Seat 115 | WCBD News 2". Counton2.com. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.