Leon Stavrinakis

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American lawyer and politician

Preceded byJohn Graham Altman

Born

Alma materCollege of Charleston (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)

Leon Stavrinakis

Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 119th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2007
Preceded by	John Graham Altman

Personal details
Born	Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Alma mater	College of Charleston (BA) University of South Carolina (JD)

Leon Stavrinakis is a state representative from South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Stavrinakis was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 1988 and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1992.^[1]

Stavrinakis runs his own law firm.^[2]

Political career

Local office

Stavrinakis served on the Charleston county council from 1999 to 2006, including service as its chair.^[3]

South Carolina House of Representatives 2006 election

Stavrinakis was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2006.

Charleston Mayor 2015 race

With the retirement of longtime mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., Stavrinakis announced his run for Charleston mayor. He made it into a runoff and was ultimately defeated by John Tecklenburg.^[4]

Stavrinakis is Chair of the House Economic Development Budget Subcommittee. He serves on the House Ethics committee and on the House Revenue Policy Subcommittee and the House Sales & Use Tax and Income Tax Legislative Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means committee.^[5] He is Parliamentarian of the House Minority Caucus.^[6]

South Carolina House of Representatives 2026 election

Stavrinakis filed to run for re-election in March of 2026.^[7]

References

↑ "Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis". South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
↑ "Stavrinakis Law Firm". Stavrinakis Law Firm. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
↑ "Charleston mayoral candidate Leon Stavrinakis holding press conference Tuesday". WCSC-TV. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
↑ Waters, Dustin (2015-11-18). "John Tecklenburg elected mayor of Charleston". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
↑ House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. January 13, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
↑ "Leadership". SCHDC. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
↑ Moore, Perrin (2026-03-09). "State Rep. Leon Stavrinakis announces re-election bid in District 119". WCIV. Retrieved 2026-03-23.

External links

Leon for House
Stavrinakis's Twitter account
Appearances on C-SPAN

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