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Senate Corrections and Penology Committee forwards Terry Sechinger nomination to full Senate
Summary
The Senate Corrections and Penology Committee voted to give a favorable report to Gov. Terry Sechinger’s nomination to the Paroles and Pardons Board and advanced it to the full Senate. Sechinger described prior service on the juvenile parole board and urged caution about publishing parole-board members’ names in the legislative manual.
The Senate Corrections and Penology Committee voted to give a favorable report to Governor’s appointee Terry Sechinger and sent her nomination for the Paroles and Pardons Board to the full Senate.
Sechinger, who was sworn in during the committee meeting, told members she has about 30 years of state government experience, including prior service on the juvenile parole board under Gov. David Beasley and more recent roles on the State Board of Education and the Commission on Higher Education. She said she and others helped found Palmetto Christian Academy in Mount Pleasant, which she said now serves about 800 students.
Committee staff told members that Sechinger’s personal data questionnaire and statement of economic interest were reviewed and found complete. After a brief question-and-answer period and a motion and second from committee members, the committee voted to report her nomination favorably to the full Senate.
In public remarks during the meeting, Sechinger urged the committee to consider protecting parole-board members’ personal information from publication in the legislative manual. She recounted an experience on the juvenile parole board in which an offender told her, “I know exactly where you live,” and said publishing members’ names by district could pose a risk. The comment prompted discussion about a separate bill (S126) that would limit publicizing certain officials’ addresses; a senator present said that bill had recently passed the Senate floor and was on its way to the House.
Senators who spoke during the item offered support for Sechinger’s nomination. The committee chair called for a voice/hand vote; members raised their hands and the chair said the report was favorable and Sechinger’s nomination would proceed to the full Senate.
The meeting record shows no formal opposition was registered during the committee vote. Committee staff handled the standard background checks and forms required for the appointment.
