Pope previously served as solicitor (equivalent to a district attorney) of the 16th Judicial Circuit in South Carolina, representing the people of Union and York counties from 1993 to 2006.
He testified at her November 2024 parole hearing, recommending that she serve her full sentence.
[3] [4] [5] [6] He is currently a managing partner of Elrod Pope Law Firm in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
[8] On February 6, 2017, Pope announced his intention to seek South Carolina's 5th congressional district seat in the upcoming special election, due to the resignation of Mick Mulvaney to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
On May 2, 2017, Pope narrowly won the Republican primary for the U.S. congressional seat, leading by only 0.3%.