Service In Public Office
- Charleston City Council, 1997 – 2008
- Former Mayor Pro Tempore
- House of Representatives, 2009 – Present
Columbia Address
328A Blatt Bldg.
Columbia 29201
Columbia Phone: (803) 212-6793
Home Address
P.O. Box 31641
Charleston 29417
Home Phone: (843) 402-9710
District Info
Democrat- Charleston | District 111
Charleston County
Personal Information
- Owner, WGG Consulting Company
- Residing at 1237 Marvin Ave., Charleston
- Born July 1, 1954 in Charleston
- Son of the late William and the late Sinclair Gilliard
- Attended Devry School of Technology
- Labor Organizing Coll. held at University of Tennessee campus, and political science training at the National Leagues of Cities
- 3 children, April Sinclair, Wendell G., and Keith Demon
- Worked at Albright and Wilson Chemical Plant for 28 years as a chemical plant operator
- Served as United Steel Workers Local Union President for 15 years
- Arthur J. Clement Award for Excellence in Race Relations, 1999
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Stroll of Honor Award for Outstanding Achievement in Politics, 2004
- Beta Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Community Service Award in Politics, 2004
- Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church, MLK Humanitarian Award, 2006
- NAACP North Charleston Chapter’s Hall of Fame Award for Community Relations, 2006
- Voted Best Councilman by the Charleston City Paper, 2006-08
- Charleston Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Community Service Award, 2008