South Carolina H 5631: Farewell to Rep. Davey Hiott

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2025-2026 Bill 5631 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5631

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE DAVID R. 
"DAVEY" HIOTT UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF 
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THIS BODY, AND TO WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IN THE YEARS 
TO COME.

Whereas, with great 
integrity, the Honorable David R. "Davey" Hiott has represented the citizens of 
House District 4 in Pickens County for twenty-two years; and

Whereas, Davey Hiott is 
a lifelong resident of Pickens County, born in Easley on October 20, 1960. He 
has deep roots in the area, having served as a deacon at Pickens First Baptist 
Church and as owner of the Hiott Printing Company in Pickens, where he resides. 
Further, he serves his community as a member of the Rotary Club and has served 
in the past as a member of the Pickens County YMCA Board of Directors; and

Whereas, born the son 
of the late Gary Jr. and Eloise Hiott, Davey Hiott is a graduate of Central 
Wesleyan College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1983; and

Whereas, during his 
legislative tenure, Representative Hiott has served in the House of 
Representatives from 2005 to the present. He counts serving the people of 
District 4 as the honor of a lifetime and considers protecting the unborn and 
strengthening Second Amendment rights as among his most important achievements. 
As Majority Leader and as a member of various committees, most recently the 
Rules Committee and Ways and Means Committee, he has lent his expertise to this 
body to the betterment of many; and

Whereas, in recognition 
of his committed service, Davey Hiott has received several prestigious honors 
and awards, including Family Champion (Palmetto Family Council, 2024), Business 
Advocate Award (South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 2020), and Business 
Advocate Award (South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 2015); and

Whereas, a man 
dedicated to his family, Representative Hiott wed his lovely wife, the former 
Lisa Clamp, nearly forty years ago, and the two were blessed with two children, 
Lander Douglas and Salley Elizabeth; and

Whereas, Representative 
Hiott's colleagues in the House are grateful for his tireless labors on behalf 
of the citizens of House District 4 and the entire State of South Carolina. The 
members extend their best wishes for much success and fulfillment in the years 
ahead. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and commend the Honorable David R. "Davey" Hiott 
upon the occasion of his departure from the South Carolina House of 
Representatives, congratulate him for his twenty-two years of distinguished 
service to this body, and wish him all the best in the years to come.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable David R. "Davey" 
Hiott.

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