J. David Weeks

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{infobox officeholder

|name=J. David Weeks

|state_house=South Carolina

|district=51st

|termstart=2000

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1953|9|24}}

|nationality=American

|party=Democratic

|spouse=Cheryl Elaine Hannibal

|children=2

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

|education=Morris College (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)
Howard University (MEd)

|profession=Politician, lawyer

}}

J. David Weeks (born September 24, 1953) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing district 51 (Sumter County) since 2000. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He has served on the House Judiciary Committee and chaired the Legislative Black Caucus.{{cite news |title=Black Lawmakers Urge Football Recruits to Reconsider the U. of South Carolina |url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/black-lawmakers-urge-football-recruits-to-reconsider-the-u-of-south-carolina/22046 |newspaper=The Chronicle of Higher Education |date=March 24, 2010 |access-date=July 16, 2011}} Weeks now serves as Vice Chair of the House Ethics Committee and is a member of the Ways and Means Committee.{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2022 |title=House Standing Committees |url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/committee.php?chamber=H#way |access-date=December 8, 2022 |website=South Carolina Legislature}}

Weeks is an attorney. He lives in Sumter, South Carolina and has his offices in Columbia, South Carolina.{{Cite web |url=http://www.scstatehouse.gov/html-pages/housemembers.html |title=South Carolina House of Representatives: members |access-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721062432/http://www.scstatehouse.gov/html-pages/housemembers.html |archive-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead }} He is married to the former Cheryl Elaine Hannibal; they have two children. He received a B.A. from Morris College in 1975, a J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1989, and an M.Ed. from Howard University in 1996.{{Cite web |url=http://www.scstatehouse.gov/members/bios/1898863409.html |title=Biography page: South Carolina House of Representatives |access-date=2009-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819144844/http://www.scstatehouse.gov/members/bios/1898863409.html |archive-date=2009-08-19 |url-status=dead }} He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.