Timothy Folk Rogers

Background

Rogers, Timothy Folk was born on October 3, 1947 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Son of Wallace Williams and Frances Ruth (Folk) Rogers.

Education

Bachelor in Political Science, Clemson U., 1969; Juris Doctor, University of Southern California, 1973.

Career

Assistant director, South Carolina. Council Human Rights, Columbia, 1970-1972; associate editor, Osceola Newsweekly, Columbia, 1973; executive secretary, American Civil Liberties Union South Carolina., Columbia, 1977-1978; assistant solicitor, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Columbia, 1979-1983; private practice, Columbia, since 1983; partner, Lewis, Rogers & Lark, PA, Columbia, since 1991.

Achievements

• Bar: South Carolina. 1976.

Politics

As a people whose forbears came together in response to intolerance, Baptistsshould cherish freedom and pursue it for millions around the world.

Views

Language of a derogatory nature (with regard to race, nationality, ethnic background, gender, sexuality, and physical differences) does not reflect value for one another and contradicts the Christian teaching.

Membership

Member South Carolina. House of Representatives, Richland County, since 1983. Elected House Majority Leader, 1992.

Member South Carolina. Trial Lawyers Association, South Carolina. Bar, Richland Bar Association.

Interests

• Avocations: sports and outdoors.

Connections

Married Mary Page Lonnecker, July 18, 1980. Children: John Franklin Folk, Lucinda Lee, Rebecca Page.

Father:

Wallace Williams Rogers

Mother:

Frances Ruth (Folk) Rogers

Spouse:

Mary Page Lonnecker

child:

John Franklin Folk Rogers

child:

Rebecca Page Rogers

child:

Lucinda Lee Rogers