Chester L. McKinney, Jr. is a lifelong resident of the Shoals, having resided in all four cities and both counties at some point in his life. He is the Chair of McCo, Inc., a management services and consulting company for multiple family holdings. He is also the managing member of CSJ and Associates, LLC, a real estate investment and management firm. Mr. McKinney attended Auburn University, graduating in 1975 with a degree in Industrial Management. He is a member of Tigers Unlimited, serving on its Athletics Advisory Council. He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha social fraternity and serves on its alumni control board and is a past- president of its housing corporation. He was inducted into the Lambda Chi Alpha National “Order of Merit” in 2010.

He is a former member of the Riverhill School Board of Trustees, having served as its Chair and Vice-Chair for Fundraising. Mr. McKinney is an Eagle Scout (1968). He is a member of “Friends of Scouting”, having served as a past member of the Board of the former Tennessee Valley Council of The Boy Scouts of America.

Mr. McKinney is a member of the First United Methodist of Church of Florence. He has served on its Administrative Board and Finance Committee. Chester is married to Jenny McKinney, and they have two sons: Chester, III (Chet) and Duncan. The McKinneys reside in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.