Meet the Mayor of Fountain Inn, South Carolina

After 33 years living in Flower Mound, Texas, my wife Annette, and I moved to South Carolina to be closer to family. For many years, while living in the Lone Star State, we filmed video interviews of prominent people in all walks of life, including elected officials, entrepreneurs, CEOs of charitable organizations, and others who were part of the community landscape.

Now that we’ve settled in our new home, in the Parklynn Hills development of Fountain Inn, we look forward to continuing to contribute to our new community, including cities and towns contiguous with Fountain Inn. Annette is the videographer for the interviews, which will be posted online at the Simpsonville Sentinel newspaper and widely distributed on local social media platforms. 

Our first guest is Fountain Inn Mayor George Patrick Mcleer Jr. Mr. Mcleer sent the following short bio:

George Patrick [GP] McLeer, Jr is the Mayor of Fountain Inn, SC, the Executive Director of the Upstate Mobility Alliance, and a founding partner of Pecan Public Relations, LLC.

A South Carolina native, in 2019 GP was elected Mayor of the City of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, one of the fastest growing cities in the state, at age 31, making him the youngest mayor in the city’s history.

As Director of the Upstate Mobility Alliance, he works to advance transportation solutions across ten counties in the Upstate of South Carolina including public transit, vehicular innovations, walkability, trails, and other methods of connectivity. 

In 2021 he founded Pecan Public Relations, LLC which focuses on advocacy, communications, and governance for nonprofits across the state.

GP has served on numerous board and committees, and currently sits on the following:

 

• Association of South Carolina Mayors
• Keep Laurens County Beautiful (Chair)
• Municipal Association of South Carolina‘s Legislative Committee
• Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study (GPATS) Policy Committee

 

GP graduated from the College of Charleston where he has also been awarded the 250th Anniversary Young Alumni Award and serves on their School of the Arts Council.

 

GP and his wife, Taylor, have one daughter, Albee James. Taylor earned her undergraduate degree from Coker University, and has two masters degrees in education from Anderson University (MAT) and Clemson University (EdS). She currently works in Greenville County Schools and also is the founder of The Orchard, a professional coaching firm curated for educators.