Joe McElveen
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Joseph McElveen, Jr. | |
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| Former Mayor of Sumter, South Carolina | |
| In office November 2000 – November 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | David Merchant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1946 Sumter, South Carolina |
Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. (born October 19, 1946) is an American Politician and the Former Mayor of Sumter, South Carolina who served from November 2000-November 2020.[1][2]
Career[]
McElveen served on the Sumter City council from 1984 to 1986 until he was elected in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996.[1] In November 2000, He was elected Mayor of Sumter, South Carolina. He announced in January 2020 he will not seek reelection in the November 2020 election.[3]
Personal life[]
Born in Sumter in 1946,[4] he graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in 1968. He later earned a law degree at the South Carolina, Law school in 1971.[2] He served in the US Air Force until 1977, and received an honourable discharge.[1] Mayor McElveen is married to Kathryn Watson McElveen since 1976, and they have two children together, named Thomas (1978) and Kate (1986).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d http://www.sumter-sc.com/Government/Mayor.aspx
- ^ a b http://www.bryanlaw.com/blf/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=61
- ^ "Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen will not seek re-election in November". The Sumter Item. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ General Assembly, South Carolina (1991). "Legislative Manual - General Assembly of South Carolina".
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