Joe McElveen

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]

Joseph McElveen, Jr.
Former Mayor of Sumter, South Carolina
In office
November 2000 – November 2020
Succeeded byDavid Merchant
Personal details
Born (1946-10-19) October 19, 1946
Sumter, South Carolina

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 Juris Doctor degree at the University of South Carolina School of Law 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
  1. "Meet the Mayor of Sumter". www.sumter-sc.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-18.
  2. "Joseph McElveen". www.bryanlaw.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-12.
  3. "Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen will not seek re-election in November". The Sumter Item. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  4. General Assembly, South Carolina (1991). "Legislative Manual - General Assembly of South Carolina".


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