Leon Stavrinakis is a state representative from
South Carolina
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. He is a member of the
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Personal life and education
Stavrinakis was born in
Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the
College of Charleston
The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the Unit ...
in 1988 and the
University of South Carolina School of Law
The University of South Carolina School of Law, also known as South Carolina Law School, is a professional school within the University of South Carolina. The school of law was founded in 1867, and remains the only public and non-profit law scho ...
in 1992.
Career
Stavrinakis served on the Charleston county council from 1999 to 2006, and was elected to the
South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections.
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in 2006. He serves on the House Ethics committee and is Chair of the Economic Development Budget Subcommittee and a member of the Revenue Policy, Sales & Use Tax and Income Tax Legislative Subcommittees of the House Ways and Means committees.
He is Parliamentarian of the House Minority Caucus.
Stavrinakis also runs his own law firm.
References
External links
Leon for HouseStavrinakis's Twitter account*
College of Charleston alumni
Living people
Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina lawyers
University of South Carolina School of Law alumni
Lawyers from Charleston, South Carolina
21st-century American politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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