Attorney Mark K. Ingram announced he is running for Chesterfield County Council (District 9). “Every elected official will bend over backwards to promote economic development and bring more good jobs to the county. However, the historic unemployment levels and bleak economic forecast we now face will require innovative thinking and fresh ideas in order to ensure the County’s future success. The same old ‘business-as-usual’ approach simply won’t cut it when falling state and local tax revenues will force us to find new revenue sources to replace budget shortfalls,” Ingram said.
“My work involves helping my clients solve difficult financial problems by analyzing their financial situations and adjusting their household budgets, debts, and balance sheets. If our current public health crisis causes a prolonged economic downturn, then I would like to use my professional expertise and skills to help ensure financial stability for our County budget and preserve essential services for the families who live and work here.”
Ingram was born and raised in Cheraw. He attended Chesterfield County public schools, graduated from Cheraw High School, and earned his bachelor’s degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Clemson University. After a year living and working as a JET Program foreign language teacher in Yokohama, Japan, Ingram earned his law degree from the USC School of Law, graduating in the top 5% of his law school class.
Ingram came home to live and work in Chesterfield County after being licensed and admitted as an attorney to the South Carolina Bar. He now lives in Cheraw with his wife, Rachel, their daughter, June, and their spoiled dog and cat, Spencer and Will Feral. “Although Rachel commutes to work in Hartsville, we have chosen to make a home for our growing family here in Cheraw,” Ingram said.
Ingram represents clients in state and federal court. In addition to loan closings and real estate transactions, Ingram assists clients with wills and estate planning as well as consumer bankruptcy, domestic relations and probate matters.
Ingram is an animal lover, an Eagle Scout, a member of First Presbyterian Church, the church’s representative on the St. David’s Cemetery Association Board, a member of the Town of Cheraw Planning Commission, and a member of Cheraw Branch NAACP.