Paul Thurmond, Vice Chairman District 9 15 Middle Atlantic Wharf Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 937-8000 (O) pthurmond@tktlawfirm.com

Date elected/term:

• Elected November, 2006, current term expires December, 2010.

Place of birth:

• Greenwood, SC

Goals and key issues as a council member:

• Manage and plan for growth

• Bring a fiscally conservative philosophy to County Council

• Town of James Island service issues

•  Roads and congestion

• Jail expansion

Council committees:

• Finance
• Planning/Public Works
• Administration Policy/Rules
• Economic Development
• Magistrate Oversight

Employment history:

• 9^th Circuit Solicitors Office- Assistant Solicitor 2002-2005

• Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, P.A. – Partner and Shareholder

Education:

• Aiken High School- Aiken, SC

• Vanderbilt University- Nashville, TN

• Bachelor of Science in Human and Organizational Development

• University of South Carolina School of Law

• Jurist Doctor

Civic involvement:

• American Bar Association

• South Carolina Bar Association

• Charleston County Bar Association

• Strom Thurmond Foundation

Family:

• Wife, Katherine (Katie) England Thurmond

• Sons, Thaddeus (Thad) Connor Thurmond and James Fletch Thurmond 

Hobbies:

• Reading the news

• Playing and watching sports

• Traveling