General President Chapman’s Bio

Jim Chapman, III
General President
International Union of Elevator Constructors

James Chapman, Ill, was appointed to serve as IUEC assistant general president in January 2024, upon the retirement of Former Assistant General President

James K. Bender, II. Brother Chapman is honored to not only serve the 31,000 members of the IUEC but to also hold in the very same position his father, James H.

Chapman, Jr., served from 2000 to 2006.

Assistant General President Chapman began his career in the lUEC on July 8, 1998, following in his father’s footsteps and joining Local 12, Kansas City, MO. Prior to joining the IUEC, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

After completing his apprenticeship, Brother Chapman earned his mechanic’s license as a member of Local 12.

His leadership skills and passion for the trade were quickly recognized by his fellow brothers and sisters, and he was elected to positions within the local union early in his career. He was appointed as a trustee in September 2000 and recording secretary in 2002, before being elected business manager in 2005. He served as Local 12 business manager until he was appointed IUEC national organizer in April 2009, a position he held for four years. In February 2013, Brother Chapman was appointed regional director and served in this role for 11 years until his appointment as assistant general president.

Brother Chapman has served in numerous other appointed roles within the IUEC including as a National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan trustee from 2014 to 2017 and a National Elevator Pension

Plan trustee from 2017 to 2018. He has also served on numerous committees including the National Arbitration Committee, from 2018 to present, and the Labor Committee in 2011, 2016, and 2021.

Brother Chapman calls Kansas City, MO, home, and is the proud husband of Tandra and proud father of his two boys, Mitch and Max.