Bio

Craig Ascue is a second-generation business owner and public servant. Craig grew up in Awendaw S.C. and graduated from S.C. State University in 1995 where he received a B.A. in Marketing. After college Craig joined the family collision repair business, Ascue’s Paint and Body Shop Inc. With Craig’s leadership, in 2007 the company grew into a larger more modern facility to serve their clients. Craig has lead his team at Ascue Paint and Body to managed healthy revenues; recruited human resources and maintain a strong presence in the automotive collision market with a focus on customer service. While Craig continued to run the family business he remained involved in the Charleston community building valuable relationships and doing meaningful work. In 1997, Craig was elected to The Mt. Pleasant, District 2 Constituent School Board. Then in 2010 Craig was elected to The Charleston County Consolidated School Board. As a school board member, Craig lead several committees. In 2012-2013 Craig served as School Board Vice Chair. Other leadership positions on the board included Audit and Finance Committee, Policy and Personnel Committee and Strategic Education Committee. Craig was also nominated by his peers to be a delegate to the South Carolina School Boards Association from 2011-2014.