April 8, 2016
Although Tommy said he would not be doing a video this week he became inspired by his furlough to do one. He is enjoying a little […]
April 1, 2016
Tommy has been in the office all week due to Furlough. Although he was not in Columbia it has still been a busy week getting started […]
March 25, 2016
Today Tommy is with Rep. Gary Simrill speaking about the recently passed roads bill and the budget. We hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!
Getting Political with Jonah Steppe (NHS)
Meet Tommy
His father was a sheriff, his mother was a school teacher and Tommy Pope was destined to continue their careers in public service. After graduating from Rock Hill High School, Tommy pursued a degree in Business Management at the University of South Carolina. As a freshman, Tommy began working at the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) as a “phone boy” — literally, the boy who answered the phones. Throughout his undergraduate years, in addition to his phone boy duties, Tommy ran the blood hounds, cut down marijuana fields and apprehended criminals. By the time he graduated from Carolina in 1984, he had “blue lights in his blood" and soon became a full time agent at SLED.