William McLeroy

Early life Growing up in south San Diego, McLeroy attended Montgomery High School; in his senior year he changed to night classes, in order to save up money to fund his upcoming mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . McLeroy received his first prosthetic limb in January 1994.

Political ambitions In 2009, McLeroy announced that he would run as a candidate for the 51st Congressional district, against incumbent Bob Filner; he did not appear on the primary ballot for the seat in June 2010, instead winning a seat on the San Diego County Republican Party Central Committee. In 2010, McLeroy ran for board member of Southwestern Community College District, ranking third out of four candidates for the fifth board member seat. In 2012, McLeroy ran again for the third board member seat of Southwestern Community College District and lost, receiving 41.82% of the vote. In 2014, McLeroy ran for a seat on the Sweetwater Union High School District school board, placing second out of four candidates. In 2016, he ran for a seat on the board of the Southwestern Community College District, and came in second in a field of five candidates.