Dennis C. Waldrop
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Dennis C. Waldrop is the Mayor
of Simpsonville
, South Carolina
. Reelected November 6, 2007 to a fifth term, his present term of office will last until December 31, 2011. In the election of November 8, 2011, Waldrop garnered 363 votes, not enough to place him in the runoff election between Tammy Bagwell and Perry Eichor for the new mayor of Simpsonville. Waldrop was elected to the Simpsonville City Council in 1992 and was subsequently elected Mayor Pro-Tempore in 1994, before being elected Mayor in 1995, a position he will have held for 16 years upon the completion of his fifth and final term.
Waldrop was born in Slater in Northern Greenville County April 7, 1947 and grew up in the Sans Souci area. He has been a resident of Simpsonville since 1977. He received his education at Parker High School, Greenville Technical College
, and Furman University
. He serves as the president of the Waldrop Company, a construction and real estate business.
Waldrop has held a variety of positions, and currently serves as the vice chairman of the Greenville/Pickens Area Transportation Study Committee (GPATS) and chairman of the Greenville County Mayors Association. He formerly served as president of the Greenville Home Builders Association, a director of the National Home Builders Association, and a director of the South Carolina Home Builders Association. He has previously been recognized as builder of the year by the Greenville Home Builders Association. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freedom Weekend Aloft.
Waldrop maintains many local memberships, including the Simpsonville Rotary Club, the Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greenville Technical College Brashier Campus Advisory Board, the Palmetto Forum Mayors & Administrators Group, Urban Land Institute and the Upstate Air Quality Study Group Steering Committee.
Waldrop has previously served as deacon at the Buncombe Road Baptist Church and enjoys fishing, hunting, reading, computers, and golf. He is married to the former Betty Ann Buchanan of Easley, SC, with whom he has two daughters—Amanda ("Mandi"), who died in October 2010, and Kathryn ("Katie"). He has two granddaughters, both Mandi's, Kylie and Samantha.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Simpsonville
Simpsonville, South Carolina
Simpsonville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,352 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 17,778 in 2009...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. Reelected November 6, 2007 to a fifth term, his present term of office will last until December 31, 2011. In the election of November 8, 2011, Waldrop garnered 363 votes, not enough to place him in the runoff election between Tammy Bagwell and Perry Eichor for the new mayor of Simpsonville. Waldrop was elected to the Simpsonville City Council in 1992 and was subsequently elected Mayor Pro-Tempore in 1994, before being elected Mayor in 1995, a position he will have held for 16 years upon the completion of his fifth and final term.
Waldrop was born in Slater in Northern Greenville County April 7, 1947 and grew up in the Sans Souci area. He has been a resident of Simpsonville since 1977. He received his education at Parker High School, Greenville Technical College
Greenville Technical College
Greenville Technical College is a technical college located in South Carolina. Founded in 1960, it began operation in September 1962.-Campuses:Greenville Tech currently has six locations in Greenville County:...
, and Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
. He serves as the president of the Waldrop Company, a construction and real estate business.
Waldrop has held a variety of positions, and currently serves as the vice chairman of the Greenville/Pickens Area Transportation Study Committee (GPATS) and chairman of the Greenville County Mayors Association. He formerly served as president of the Greenville Home Builders Association, a director of the National Home Builders Association, and a director of the South Carolina Home Builders Association. He has previously been recognized as builder of the year by the Greenville Home Builders Association. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freedom Weekend Aloft.
Waldrop maintains many local memberships, including the Simpsonville Rotary Club, the Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greenville Technical College Brashier Campus Advisory Board, the Palmetto Forum Mayors & Administrators Group, Urban Land Institute and the Upstate Air Quality Study Group Steering Committee.
Waldrop has previously served as deacon at the Buncombe Road Baptist Church and enjoys fishing, hunting, reading, computers, and golf. He is married to the former Betty Ann Buchanan of Easley, SC, with whom he has two daughters—Amanda ("Mandi"), who died in October 2010, and Kathryn ("Katie"). He has two granddaughters, both Mandi's, Kylie and Samantha.