Thomas McElveen (born February 17, 1978) is a
South Carolina
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state senator
A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature.
Description
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, representing the 35th district. He is a member of the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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.
Personal life and education
McElveen earned a bachelor's degree from
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan†...
in 2000 and a JD from the
University of South Carolina in 2003.
McElveen's father,
Joe McElveen, is the mayor of
Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. Known as the Sumter Metropolitan Statistical Area, the namesake county adjoins Clarendon and Lee to form the core of Sumter-Lee-Clarendon Tri-county (o ...
.
Career
McElveen served as both a prosecutor and public defender for
Sumter County. He was elected to the
South Carolina Senate
The South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at the sa ...
in 2012. McElveen serves on the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Corrections and Penology, Fish, Game and Forestry, Judiciary, and Rules committees.
References
External links
Twitter account*
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1978 births
Living people
People from Sumter, South Carolina
Davidson College alumni
University of South Carolina School of Law alumni
South Carolina lawyers
Democratic Party South Carolina state senators
Public defenders
21st-century American politicians