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R.S. "Butch" Lawter Jr. has a master's degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University and a bachelor's in civil engineering from Clemson University. He is a member of the Greater Heights United Methodist Church and the Overflow Church. 

R.S. (Butch) is a commercial real estate developer. He is the founder and owner of Lawter Commercial Real Estate.

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Butch is a senior delivery officer at WithersRavenel, a civil and environmental engineering firm. He was previously senior engineer at S.T. Wooten and a field operations manager at Triangle Environmental.

R.S. is currently the chairman of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners.

Butch is currently the vice-chairman of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners for District 7. He was elected in 2018 and is serving his second term. He previously served on the town council in the town of Clayton.

Supports bringing high-wage jobs to Johnston County by ensuring the availability of ready-to-go buildings for high-wage industries.

Supports increasing high-wage jobs by Johnston County by ensuring the availability of ready-to-go buildings for high-wage industries.

- Supports increasing high-wage jobs by Johnston County by ensuring the availability of ready-to-go buildings for high-wage industries.

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Created parks, greenways, and an open space coordinator while in office.

Created a public information officer to keep people informed while in office.

- Created parks, greenways, and an open space coordinator while in office.
- Created a public information officer to keep people informed while in office.

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As of January 2, 2026, R.S. (Butch) Lawter, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Butch has a masters degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University and a bachelors in civil engineering from Clemson University. He is a member of the Greater Heights United Methodist Church and the Overflow Church. 

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R.S. is currently the vice-chairman of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners for District 7. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. 

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.