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Committee advances three reappointments and one new appointee to state boards
Summary
The Family and Veterans' Services Committee voted unanimously to give favorable reports on three board appointments: Sonya Timmons (Fifth Congressional District) and Susan John (Seventh Congressional District) to the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, and Lynn Melton for reappointment to the State Board of Social Work Examiners.
The Family and Veterans' Services Committee on Oct. 12 advanced three appointments to state advisory boards and recommended them favorably to the full Senate.
The committee gave a favorable report to Sonya Timmons for the Fifth Congressional District seat on the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, reappointed Susan John as Seventh Congressional District chairperson for the South Carolina Commission for the Blind, and reappointed Lynn Melton to the State Board of Social Work Examiners as a master social worker. Each action was approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Sonya Timmons, who was sworn in during the committee meeting, told senators that her interest in the commission is personal: her middle child is blind and receives services from the commission. Timmons said she brings private-sector finance experience to the role —…
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