Leon Stavrinakis is a state representative from South Carolina. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Stavrinakis was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 1988 and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1992.
Stavrinakis runs his own law firm.
Stavrinakis served on the Charleston county council from 1999 to 2006, including service as its chair.
Stavrinakis was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 2006.
With the retirement of longtime mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., Stavrinakis announced his run for Charleston mayor. He made it into a runoff and was ultimately defeated by John Tecklenburg.
Stavrinakis is Chair of the House Economic Development Budget Subcommittee. He serves on the House Ethics committee and on the House Revenue Policy Subcommittee and the House Sales & Use Tax and Income Tax Legislative Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means committee. He is Parliamentarian of the House Minority Caucus.
Stavrinakis filed to run for re-election in March of 2026.