Dennis C. Waldrop

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Dennis C. Waldrop is the Mayor of Simpsonville, South Carolina whose present term of office will last until December 31, 2007. 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 has held since.

Waldrop was born in Greenville County and 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 Area Transportation Study Committee (GRATS) 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.

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, and the Upstate Air Quality Study Group Steering Committee.

Waldrop has previously served as deacon at the Buncombe Road Baptist Church and enjoys enjoys fishing, hunting, reading, computers, and golf. He is married to the former Betty Ann Buchanan, with whom he has two daughters--Mandi and Katie. He has one granddaughter, Kylie.