Gil Gatch
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Gil Gatch
South Carolina House of Representatives District 94
Tenure
2020 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
4
Predecessor
Compensation
Elections and appointments
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Gil Gatch (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 94. He assumed office on November 9, 2020. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.
Gatch (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 94. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Gil Gatch was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and lives in Summerville, South Carolina. Gatch earned a B.A. from Southern Evangelical Seminary in 2015 and a J.D. from Georgetown University in 2019. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Gatch was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Gatch was assigned to the following committees:
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gil Gatch advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 94.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gatch in this election.
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ilene Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 94.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gil Gatch advanced from the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 94.
2020
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gil Gatch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Gil Gatch did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Gil Gatch completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gatch's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Gil Gatch, a Summerville native, is an attorney, who left his position as a law clerk in the First Judicial Circuit of South Carolina in late February to announce his run for the State House. Prior to serving as a law clerk in the First Judicial Circuit, Gil served as a law clerk to several large Charleston law firms and was an intern for a federal judge - all while attending law school at Georgetown Law School in Washington D.C., where he graduated in 2019. Before law school, Gil was a pastor for seven years. He has an undergraduate degree from the Southern Evangelical Seminary and is a graduate of Summerville High School. While at Georgetown Law School, Gil was a fellow at the Georgetown Center for the Constitution and an intern for the Heritage Foundation. Gil has volunteered on numerous Republican campaigns and has been an aide and an intern to several campaigns and elected officials. He is a graduate of Summerville High School, where he played football for the late John McKissick. Gil and his wife Heather reside on South Laurel Street in downtown Summerville. They are members at Summerville Baptist Church.
From an early age, my parents instilled in me the value of service. Day in and day out they exemplified the importance of service to God, the community, and our country. Service has always been and will always be the foundation for my decisions, big and small. That is why I want to represent Summerville in the State House. I am not running as the candidate who claims to have all the answers. I am here to listen and to learn. I want to take the message of Summerville to Columbia and create smart solutions to the issues facing our community. I know that success will not happen overnight, but I am convinced that we can achieve our goals if we work together. Together we will create solutions to the issues we face, and together we will forge a better way forward for the future of Summerville.
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Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 11.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 12.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 13.
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Footnotes
Leadership
Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith
Majority Leader:Davey Hiott
Minority Leader:James Rutherford
Representatives
Republican Party (88)
Democratic Party (34)
Vacancies (2)
