Career
He was the South Carolina"s North Charleston Police Chief from 1992 to 1994 and was a Lieutenant for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) from 1984 to 1992. He served in the United States Army from 1958 to 1960 as an artillery gunner and driver for the commanding officer Committee assignments
Whatley served on the following committees in the state house:
Judiciary
Made national headlines when both he and Representative Margaret Gamble witched from the Republican to Democratic parties in 2000.
Mickey Whatley died on August 16, 2011 at his home.