Joseph K. Qualey District 9 23 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401 (843) 693-3434 jqualey@charlestoncounty.org  (Email)

Date elected/term:

• Elected November, 2010. Term expires December, 2014.

Place of birth:

• Charleston, SC

Goals and key issues as a council member:

• Open communication
• Be responsive to constituents
• Enhance economic development

Council committees:

• Finance
• Planning/Public Works
• Administration Policy/Rules (Chairman)
• Economic Development
• Magistrate Oversight
• Charleston Area Transportation Study Committee (CHATS)

Employment history:

• Owner, Qualey Law Firm

Education:

• 1980: Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
• 1983: Law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, S.C.

Civic involvement:

• 2002-2004, 2006-2010: Town of James Island Council Member

Family:

• Wife, Heidi
• Sons, Kevin and Paul

Hobbies:

• Tennis
• Boating
• Reading