Joseph P. Riley, Jr. (born June 19, 1943) is an American politician who is the long-time Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He is the longest serving mayor in the United States that is still living and in office.[1]
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He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from The Citadel in 1964, and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1967. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1968 to 1974. First elected Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina in December 1975, as of November 8, 2011[update] he has been elected to a tenth term.
Riley is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Riley served as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors for 1986–1987. He currently serves on the USCM Executive Committee. He is a founder of the Mayors' Institute on City Design.[2]
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