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John McCravy III's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

420B Blatt Building
Columbia, SC 29201

Post Office Box 50658
Greenwood, SC 29649

Full Name:

John R. McCravy III

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Dana; 2 Children: JR, Kelly

Birth Date:

09/06/1958

Birth Place:

Patuxent River Naval Base, MD

Home City:

Greenwood, SC

Religion:

Baptist/Christian

JD, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1985

BA, Political Science/Sociology, Clemson University, 1976-1982

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 13, 2016-present

Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 13, 2024

Member, Government Efficiency and Legislative Oversight Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 2025-present

Member, Judiciary Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2025-present

Former Member, Subcommittee on General and Family Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Adjunct Professor, Commercial Law at Lander University, 2016-present

Instructor, South Carolina Bar Legal Lessons, Workers' Compensation, 2013-present

Attorney/Owner, McCravy, Newlon, and Sturkie Law Firm, Professional Association, 1995-present

Attorney, City of Greenwood, South Carolina, 1995-2004

Attorney, Callison, Dorn, Thomason, Garrett and McCravy Law Firm, Professional Association, 1988-1995

Adjunct Professor, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Piedmont Technical College, 1988

Staff Attorney, Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1985-1987

Law Clerk, United States Attorney's Office, 1984-1985

Law Clerk, South Carolina Attorney General's Office, 1983-1984

Member/President, Greater Greenwood United Ministries, 1995-2000, 2010-present

Member, Lander School of Business Management Advisory Board, 2016-present

Member, Federal Bar Association, 2015-present

Member, Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001-present

Member, Volunteers in Medical Missions Advisory Board, 2001-present

Member, Crossroads Pregnancy Center Advisory Board, 1999-present

Member, South Carolina Bar Association, 1985-present

Elder, Calvary Chapel Greenwood, present

Life Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Member, Freemasons Lodge #254

Member/Chair, Greenwood Christian School Board of Directors, 1999-2008, 2012-2015

Member, Abbeville Baptist Association Progress Review Team, 1998-2001

Coach, Dixie Youth Baseball, 1990-1999

Member, Supreme Court of South Carolina Board of Commission on Grievances and Discipline, 1991-1996

Awards:

Volunteer Award, DSS, 1992
Volunteer Award, Piedmont Agency on Aging, 1989

Father's Name:

John R., Jr.

Mother's Name:

Margaret B. McCravy

Names of Grandchildren:

Ian and Ruth

Number of Grandchildren:

2

Publications:

Contributing Author, "Appeals" section of South Carolina Jurisprudence, 1993

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