Born in Belton, where he lives today with his wife Jennifer, where they raised their 3 children 

Graduate of Erskine College 1987; Masters, 1992; Doctorate, 1997 

Businessman & Consultant for the Taliaferro Group 

Assistant Majority Leader of South Carolina House 

1st Vice Chair of House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 

Member of House Legislative Oversight 

Belton City Council, 2012 

Mayor Pro Tempore, Belton City Council, 2014