Bruce Wyche Bannister is a Republican representative for District 24 in Greenville County, South Carolina. A partner at Bannister, Wyatt, & Stalvey, LLC, specializing in family law, eminent domain, and real estate, he was elected to the South Carolina House in a 2005 special election to replace House Speaker David Wilkins. Notable achievements include serving as House Majority Leader , Assistant Majority Leader , and current Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees the state's budget, taxing, and spending. He also chairs the South Carolina Bar Lawyer Legislator task force and received the 2011 Children’s Hospital Legislative Advocacy Award.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: BA in Political Science from Davidson College ; JD from University of South Carolina School of Law . Admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1998. Graduate of Leadership Greenville Class XXVI and Liberty Fellowship Class of 2014.
• Political Experience: Elected to SC House District 24 ; Majority Leader, SC House Republican Caucus ; Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee ; former roles include Assistant Majority Leader, chair of Constitutional Laws Subcommittee, and Judiciary Committee member. Community involvement: past board member for Children’s Museum of the Upstate, Andrews Society of Greenville, Greenville Peace Center, and Child’s Haven; adjunct professor at Greenville Technical College; former law clerk to Judge Larry R. Patterson.