Full Name:
Peter Michael McCoy, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jennifer; 3 Children: Mae Loflin, Lucy Davis, Peter Michael III
Birth Date:
08/20/1978
Birth Place:
Charleston, SC
Home City:
James Island, SC
Religion:
Christian
JD, Regent University, 2002-2005
BA, History/Religion, Hampden-Sydney College, 1997-2001
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 115, 2010-2020
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 115, 2018
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2013
Former Member, Ethics Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Service Authority Evaluation and Recommendation Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Constitutional Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Constitutional Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on General and Family Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Attorney, McCoy and Stokes, Limited Liability Corporation, 2011-present
Former Employee, Barton and Burwell Fishing Supplies
Assistant Solicitor, Ninth Circuit, Charleston County, 2005-2010
Member, Executive Board, Charleston Lawyers Club, 2007-present
Member, Folly Beach Civic Club, present
Member/Sunday School Teacher, Grace Episcopal Church, present
Member, James Island Exchange Club, present
Member, Charleston County Bar Association
Member, Charleston County Republican Party
Member, Criminal Law Bar Association
Member, Ducks Unlimited
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Member, Save the Morris Island Lighthouse Advisory Board
Member, South Carolina Bar Association
Member, South Carolina Saltwater Sportfishing Association
Awards:
Licensed to practice in Federal District Court of South Carolina and Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals;
Awarded the Key to James Island;
2012 Business Advocate Award from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce;
Recognized, strongest pro-business House member from Charleston, South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee, 2011;
Taxpayer Hero, Club for Growth;
Named South Carolina Rising Star by South Carolina Super Lawyers 2013;
2014 recipient of the Charleston Regional Business Journal's Forty under 40
Father's Name:
Peter M.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Fishing, Hunting, Surfing, Politics
Mother's Name:
Lucy
Spouse's Occupation:
Former Charleston County public school teacher; criminal prosecutor