Chip Campsen is a State Senator for South Carolina’s 43rd district and has represented his district in this office since 2005. His district includes parts of Charleston, Beaufort, and Colleton Counties. Campsen serves as both the Chairman of the Charleston County Legislative Delegation and the Chairman of the Charleston County Senate Delegation. He also serves as the Chairman of the Fish, Game, and Forestry Committee and is on the Invitations, Judiciary, Rules, and Transportation Committees.
Campsen is currently the President of Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. and SpiritLine Cruises, LLC, as well as a principal in Campsen Law Firm, LLC. He has experience as a manager of numerous private equity investment companies. Prior to his election to the South Carolina Senate, Campsen served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1996 to 2002. Campsen attended Furman University for his B.S., and later attended University of South Carolina, where he earned an M.S. and J.D.
