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John Matthews, Jr.'s Biography

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Full Name:

John Wesley Matthews, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Geraldine; 5 Children: Cynthia John, Michael Andre, Stephanie, John Wesley III, Brian

Birth Date:

04/21/1940

Birth Place:

Bowman, SC

Home City:

Columbia, SC

Religion:

United Methodist

Graduated, South Carolina State College

Attended, Lincoln Electrical Institute, 1972

Attended, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical, 1970-1971

Senator, South Carolina State Senate, District 39, 1984-2021

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1975-1984

Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Banking and Insurance Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Committee to Review Candidates for the South Carolina Consumer Affairs Commission, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Ethics Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, South Carolina State Senate

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

Former Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on K-12 Education, South Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Property Tax, South Carolina State Senate

Former Chair, Transportation and Regulatory Subcommittee, South Carolina State Senate

No professional experience on file.

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

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

Father's Name:

John Wesley, Sr.

Mother's Name:

Victoria

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