DAN JOHNSON

EXPERIENCE

  • Working 8 Years as a Member of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department
    Chief Deputy and General Counsel
  • Working 8 Years within the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office -
    Serving Richland & Kershaw Counties
    Assistant Solicitor and Special City Prosecutor for the City of Columbia
  • Serving 8 Years in the U.S. Army Reserves -
    Including Service in Operation Iraqi Freedom
    Captain and Judge Advocate

EDUCATION

  • The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., 1993
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, S.C., 1997
  • South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Columbia, S.C., 2003

COMMUNITY/CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

  • Domestic Abuse Center, Board of Directors
  • Fraternal Order of the Police
  • Richland County School District One Career and Technology Education Advisory Committee
  • South Carolina and Richland County Bar Associations
  • South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association
  • The Citadel Brigadier Foundation (Scholarships), Board of Directors
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
  • Youth Corps, Board of Directors
  • Seven Oaks Park Youth Football Coach

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • The Order of The Palmetto (Highest Civilian Award in S.C. issued by the Governor)
  • Distinguished Service Award, from The Citadel
  • Life Saving Award, from the VFW
  • Certified Class I Law Enforcement Officer