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