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