Con Chellis

{{short description|American politician (born 1978)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Con Chellis

|state_house = South Carolina

|district = 94th

|term_start = January 9, 2019

|term_end = November 8, 2020

|predecessor = Katie Arrington

|successor = Gil Gatch

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|16}}

|birth_place = Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.

|party = Republican

|spouse = Tara Chellis

|children = 3

|relations = Converse Chellis (father)

|residence = Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.

|education = East Tennessee State University

}}

Con Chellis (born Converse A. Chellis IV; November 16, 1978) is an American insurance agent and politician. In 2018, he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he served one term.

Early life and education

Born November 16, 1978 in Charleston, South Carolina, he is the son of Converse Chellis III and Sharon Chellis, and a 2002 graduate of East Tennessee State University in political science. Chellis has served since 2016 on the county council of Dorchester County.

Career

On October 2, 2017, Chellis he was running for the 94th district seat, representing portions of Charleston and Dorchester counties, as incumbent Katie Arrington had announced that she was running against incumbent Congressman Mark Sanford in the Republican primary.[https://www.journalscene.com/news/chellis-announces-bid-for-statehouse/article_ad88c200-a7a8-11e7-9c59-af64ce502f77.html "Chellis announces bid for Statehouse"] Summerville Journal Scene October 2, 2017 He won the June 2, 2018 primary, with 62.8% of the vote to 31.14% for Evan Guthrie and 6.07% for Glenn Zingarino.{{Cite web |last=jharrison@journalscene.com |first=Jenna-Ley Harrison |date=2018-06-13 |title=Incumbents re-elected to council; Chellis, Murphy & Kimmons win in statehouse primaries |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/journal-scene/news/incumbents-re-elected-to-council-chellis-murphy-kimmons-win-in-statehouse-primaries/article_15c751e9-efd6-52c4-a0f8-f9ad21a8f5b8.html |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Post and Courier |language=en}} On November 6, he won the general election, receiving 8,450 to 4,960 for Democratic nominee Damian Daly (who had also been the Democratic nominee in the 2014 and 2016 races for this seat).{{Cite web |title=Indian River County election results 2023 {{!}} Treasure Coast |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/elections/results/local/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.tcpalm.com |language=en}}

He did not run for re-election in 2020.{{cite web |title=SC State House: Con Chellis Will Not Seek Another Term In Office |url=https://www.fitsnews.com/2020/02/24/sc-state-house-con-chellis-will-not-seek-another-term-in-office/ |access-date=December 18, 2020}}

Personal life

On February 21, 2009, he married Tara Lorraine, a chiropractor. They have three children.{{Cite web |title=South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=0350568140 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.scstatehouse.gov}}

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