Joe Boykin

Date Elected: November 2022

Term: Expires December 31, 2026

Place of birth: Camden, South Carolina

Goals & key issues as a council member:

• Improving and advancing transportation infrastructure to include the completion of local and regional projects like the Main Road Corridor and Mark Clark Extension (MCE)
• Fortifying and Strengthening the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) through ordinance amendments and pursuing intergovernmental agreements with our municipal partners
• Preservation of Rural Lands and Green Spaces through improvements to the Comprehensive Plan, increased funding for the Greenbelt Program, and maintaining low-density zoning in the Agricultural Preservation District

Council committees:

• Finance
• Planning and Public Works
• Audit (Chair)
• Administration Policy and Rules
• Public Safety
• Human Resources
• Resilience and Sustainability

Appointments:

• Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCD-COG)
• Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA)
• Charleston Area Transportation Study (CHATS)
• SC250 Charleston Steering Committee

Other Committees:

• James Island Intergovernmental Council (JIIC)
• Rethink Folly Road Steering Committee

Education:

• University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Dec 1987
• South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA) - Aug 1989
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) - Mar 1993
• ATF National Academy - Aug 1993

Employment:

• Former Dispatcher at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) 1985 -1988
• Former Police Officer at the Charleston County Police Department (CCPD) 1988-1991
• Former Detective at the Charleston County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) 1991-1992
• Retired Senior Special Agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 1992-2015

Civic Involvement:

• Member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church
• Founding Member of the International African American Museum
• Commissioned as a Group II South Carolina State Constable
• Commissioned as a South Carolina Notary Public
• Past member of The Progressive Club Board of Directors
• Past member of the Johns Island Task Force
• Past member and vice-chair of the Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals
• Past member of the Exchange Club of Charleston

Family:

Married to Lisa Minshew with three adult children (English, Hunter, & Campbell)

Current & Past Hobbies:

• Hunting & Fishing
• Sporting Clay & Skeet
• Equestrian
• Scuba
• Boating
• Camping
• Tennis