Farewell to Trey Walker

2025-2026 Bill 5649: Farewell to Trey Walker - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5649
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, 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, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, 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-0679WAB-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on May 5, 2026
Adopted by the House on May 5, 2026
Summary: Farewell to Trey Walker
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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5/5/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 11
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/05/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO SALUTE TREY WALKER, FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF FOR
GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER, ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RECENT DEPARTURE FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS MANY YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND
FULFILLMENT AS HE TAKES UP NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

W
hereas, it is with
great pleasure that the South Carolina House of Representatives honors those
individuals who have given tirelessly of themselves in service to the great
State of South Carolina. Trey Walker, former chief of staff for Governor Henry
McMaster, stands among their number as an exceptional public servant; and

W
hereas, after
graduating with a bachelor's degree in government and international studies
from the University of South Carolina in 1989, Trey Walker began working in
politics as deputy campaign manager for Henry McMaster in his 1990 run for
lieutenant governor. Trey subsequently held a number of positions in South
Carolina politics, including time as an aide for U.S. Representatives Arthur
Ravenel Jr. and Thomas Hartnett. Trey also spent time at the South Carolina
Policy Council, directing an advocacy campaign focused on education; and

W
hereas, from 1993 to
1999, he served as executive director of the Republican Party of South
Carolina, with Henry McMaster as the party's chair. When Governor McMaster was
the attorney general of South Carolina, Trey Walker again served as his top
advisor, from 2003 to 2010. Mr. Walker also managed Henry McMaster's primary
campaign for governor in 2010; and

W
hereas, during his
time in the attorney general's office, Trey Walker directed John McCain's 2008 presidential
campaign in South Carolina. During the general election, he was appointed
director of mid-Atlantic state campaigns; and

W
hereas, Trey Walker
was appointed as a senior advisor to Nikki Haley after her election as Governor
in 2010. He left the Haley administration in 2011 to work as head lobbyist for
the University of South Carolina, a position that was created for him. He kept
this position until 2014, when he took up his duties as a lobbyist for
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, where he worked on healthcare and
insurance issues with the state legislature; and

W
hereas, in January
2017, after Nikki Haley resigned as governor to become ambassador to the United
Nations, Henry McMaster became governor and appointed Trey Walker as his chief
of staff, a post in which he served for nine years until his official
resignation on March 6, 2026; and

W
hereas, grateful for
the consistent commitment and outstanding leadership Trey Walker has bestowed
on this great State, the House of Representatives takes much pleasure in
wishing him well as he enters a new chapter in his career. 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, salute Trey Walker, former chief of staff for Governor
Henry McMaster, on the occasion of his recent departure from the Governor's
Office, congratulate him on his many years of distinguished service to the
State of South Carolina, and wish him continued success and fulfillment as he
takes up new challenges and opportunities in the days ahead.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Trey Walker.

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