Sherry Shealy Martschink

Sherry Shealy Martschink (born 1949) is an American politician from South Carolina.

She was a junior at the University of South Carolina when elected in November 1970 to represent Lexington County, becoming the nation's youngest lawmaker.

Martschink ran for lieutenant governor in 1990 in a campaign managed by her brother, noted political consultant Rod Shealy.

Martschink was appointed to the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission in 1992 by Governor Carroll Campbell, was reappointed by Governor David Beasley and served as commissioner until 2004, including one term as vice chair of the commission.

Martschink was a delegate to the 1972 and 1976 National Republican conventions, serving on the Rules Committee both years.

Sherry Shealy Martschink in Charlotte, NC, for a book-signing