Bubba McElveen
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Template:Short description Wilson Ashby "Bubba" McElveen Jr. (1928 – November 9, 2006)[1] was a politician and mayor of Sumter, South Carolina, United States.[2]
McElveen first served on the city council in 1972. He was mayor from 1980 to 1988.[3] Known as "Mayor Bubba",[4] he moved the city council meetings from the mornings to the evenings so the public could attend.[2] In 1986, he introduced single member districts to replace the at large elections that were previously used to elect the city council.[5][6]
He was the first civilian to be named honorary Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force.[2]
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