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John Matthews Jr.

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Won the General, 2016 South Carolina State Senate District 39

Won the General, 2012 South Carolina State Senate District 39

South Carolina State Senate, District 39 (1984 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    John Wesley Matthews, Jr.
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Birth Date:
    04/21/1940
  • Birth Place:
    Bowman, SC
  • Home City:
    Columbia, SC
  • Religion:
    United Methodist
  • Family:
    Wife: Geraldine; 5 Children: Cynthia John, Michael Andre, Stephanie, John Wesley III, Brian
Personal Details

Education

  • Graduated, South Carolina State College
  • Attended, Lincoln Electrical Institute, 1972
  • Attended, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical, 1970-1971

Political Experience

  • Graduated, South Carolina State College
  • Attended, Lincoln Electrical Institute, 1972
  • Attended, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical, 1970-1971
  • Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 39, 1984-present
  • Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-1984

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

Member, Banking and Insurance Committee

Member, Committee to Review Candidates for the South Carolina Consumer Affairs Commission

Member, Education Committee

Member, Ethics Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, PalmettoPride - PRT

Member, Subcommittee on K-12 Education

Member, Subcommittee on Property Tax

Chair, Transportation and Regulatory Subcommittee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Graduated, South Carolina State College
  • Attended, Lincoln Electrical Institute, 1972
  • Attended, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical, 1970-1971
  • Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 39, 1984-present
  • Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-1984
  • Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Member, Governor's Middle Grades Task Force
  • Chair, Orangeburg County Legislative Delegation
  • Member, Pineville United Methodist Church
  • Former Chair, South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus
  • Member, Southern Regional Education Board

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Honorary Ph.D., College of Charleston;
  • Honorary Ph.D., South Carolina State University;
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, South Carolina State University;
  • Orangeburg County Democrat of the Year;
  • Minority Business Advocate of the Year, United States Small Business Administration;
  • Induction in the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame;
  • South Carolina Primary Health Care Legislator of the Year

  • John Wesley, Sr.

  • Victoria

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