Farewell to Rep. McCabe

2025-2026 Bill 5629: Farewell to Rep. McCabe - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5629
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Pope, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0387HDB-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 30, 2026
Summary: Farewell to Rep. McCabe
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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4/30/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 142
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/30/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE DONALD RYAN MCCABE JR. FOR
HIS SIX YEARS OF COMMITTED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF HOUSE DISTRICT 96 IN
LEXINGTON COUNTY AND TO WISH HIM SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT IN ALL HIS FUTURE
ENDEAVORS.

W
hereas, for six years
and with great integrity, the Honorable Donald Ryan McCabe Jr. has represented
the citizens of Lexington County's District 96 in the House of Representatives
of this great State; and

W
hereas, a resident of
Lexington, Ryan was born the son of Donald Ryan McCabe Sr. and Cheryl Tisdale
Gamble in Columbia; and

W
hereas, in initial
preparation for his life's work, the young Ryan earned his bachelor's degree at
Newberry College in 1995, followed by his J.D. from North Carolina's Campbell
University School of Law in 1999. Along the way, he served as a law clerk for
James C. Williams Jr., resident judge of the First Judicial Circuit; and

W
hereas, before being
elected to guard the faith, families, and freedom of his fellow citizens, Ryan
began his career as an attorney. Today, as part of McCabe, Trotter &
Beverly, he has a varied practice serving as general counsel to many community
organizations and businesses and handling trust and estate planning, probate,
and elder law matters for clients; and

W
hereas, prior to his
career as an attorney, Ryan was a trade contractor. He worked in the EIFS (USG
system certified), stucco, plaster, drywall, and acoustical ceiling industries.
He holds a South Carolina Residential Specialty Contractors License; and

W
hereas, in 2020, Ryan
McCabe was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he has
proven his value as a member of various committees, most recently the Judiciary
Committee. Previously, he served on the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and
Environmental Affairs Committee; Regulations and Administrative Procedures
Committee; Medical, Military, Public, and Municipal Affairs Committee; and
House Rules Committee. Moreover, he is a member of the South Carolina Freedom
Caucus; and

W
hereas, in the firm
support of his family, Russell finds strength to carry out his duties. He and
his lovely wife, Jennifer, are the proud parents of five children, Betsy Grace,
Scarlett, Andrew, Juliana, and Luke. The whole family enjoys spending time camping,
fishing, and hunting together; and

W
hereas, Ryan McCabe's
colleagues in the House of Representatives, understanding that he will not seek
re-election, thank him for his dedicated service to the people of District 96
and extend heartiest wishes for all the best life has to offer in the coming
years. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, commend the Honorable Donald Ryan McCabe Jr. for his six
years of committed service to the citizens of House District 96 in Lexington
County and wish him success and fulfillment in all his future endeavors.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Donald Ryan McCabe
Jr.

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