Bubba McElveen

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]