Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. (born October 19, 1946) is an American politician and the former state representative from South Carolina.
[1] He graduated from The Citadel (The Military College of South Carolina) in 1968.
He earned a Juris Doctor degree at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1971.
[2] McElvee served in the US Air Force until 1977, and received an honorable discharge.
[3] McElveen served on the Sumter City council from 1984 to 1986 until he was elected in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1986 to 1996.