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Mia McLeod's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

613 Gressette Building
Columbia, SC 29201

Post Office Box 290692
Columbia, SC 29229

Full Name:

Mia McLeod

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Tracy; 2 Children: Brian, Cameron

Birth Place:

Bennettsville, SC

Home City:

North Columbia, SC

Graduated, CALS Leadership Program/Diversity Leaders Institute, Furman University, 2012

Graduated, FastTrac Business Development Program, 2007

JD, University of South Carolina, 1992-1995

BA, English, University of South Carolina, 1990

Senator, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 22, 2016-present

Candidate, Governor of South Carolina, 2022

Candidate, South Carolina State Senate, District 22, 2020

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2010-2016

Former Member, General Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee, South Carolina

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Environmental Affairs, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Healthcare, South Carolina State House of Representatives

President/Owner, McLeod Butler Communications, Limited Liability Company, 2003-present

Director of Governmental Affairs, South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, 2001-2002

Director, State Office of Victim Assistance, 1999-2001

Adjunct Instructor, Communications, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, 1998-1999

Director, Violence Against Women Act Project, Office of South Carolina Attorney General, 1997-1999

Law Clerk, Gergel, Burnette, Nickles, Grant and LeClair, Professional Association, 1993-1996

Member, School Improvement Council, Ridge View High School, 2009-present

Member, Public Relations Society of America, 2004-present

Member, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 2003-present

Member, First Northeast Baptist Church, present

Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

Participant, Rodel Fellow, 2017

Advisory Board Member, Girls on the Run, 2015-2016

Board Member, Palmetto Center for Women, 2011-2012

Participant, Liberty Fellow, 2010

Member, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2007-2010

Co-Chair, Richland School District Two Bond Referendum Campaign, 2008

Member, African American Business Roundtable, 2006-2007

Charter Member, Leadership South Carolina Alumni Association, 2006

Member, East Central City Consortium Board of Directors, 2003-2005

Chair, Rice Creek School Improvement Council, Richland School District Two, 2003-2004

Member, Communities in Schools of the Midlands (CIS-M) Board of Directors, 2000-2003

Human Resources Coordinator, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1992

Awards:

South Carolina's "Top 20 Under 40"
My Sister's Keep Political Advocacy Award- 2016
SIC Legislator of the Year- 2016

Father's Name:

James S McLeod

Mother's Occupation:

Shirley J. McLeod

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