Alexander Elected State Senate President

Senator Thomas Alexander of Oconee County has been elected to serve as the next President of the State Senate. Former President, Senator Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee) stepped down from his role of President to take over as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Monday afternoon.
Under Senate rules, a committee chairman cannot hold the Presidency, which means Senator Alexander will leave the position of chairman of the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, where Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) will take over.
Alexander was first elected to the South Carolina Senate in 1994. He served in the South Carolina House from 1987 to 1994. He will nwo preside over the State Senate.