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Joe McKeown District 1 1246 West Vagabond Lane Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 (843) 343-4991 (H) jmckeown@charlestoncounty.org (E-mail) |
Date elected/term:
- Elected May 2, 2006, current term expires December, 2010
Place of birth:
- Camp Lejeune, NC
Goals and key issues as a council member:
- Demonstrate to all of the citizens of Charleston County that we can make single-member districts work in and for our communities
- Solve traffic congestion problems
- Diversify the tax base with economic development and property tax reform
- Equitable dispersements of the Transportation (“Half-Cent”) Sales Tax dollars for greenspace, roads, bike trails and side walks
Council committees:
- Finance
- Planning/Public Works
- Public Safety/Health (Chairman)
- Economic Development
Education:
- BS, Journalism, 1988 from University of South Carolina
- Associate of Arts, 1984 from Trident Technical College, 1984
- Securities Licenses
Employment:
- President of Joe McKeown & Associates (an Allstate insurance agency), and Personal Financial Representative for Allstate Financial Services
Civic involvement:
- Appointed to the Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission by Governor Sanford, 2002-2004
- Elected to Mt. Pleasant Town Council, 2004-2006
- Volunteer for the D.A.D.S. (Dedicated and Diligent Service) Program, which was a mentoring program for fifth grade boys without a father
- Karate Teacher at my church (Seacoast Christian Community)
Accomplishments/Awards:
- Graduate of the Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires (a Major League qualifying umpiring school)
- College baseball umpire for 18 years
- Honor Ring Recipient from Allstate Insurance Company
Family:
- Married to Renee McKeown
- 7 nieces and nephews
- My father
- 2 brothers
- 25 karate students
- 2 Jack Russell terriers
Hobbies:
- Karate
- Music
- Working out