Feb 4, 2021
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will not seek reelection according to an exclusive State Newspaper article.
In an interview with the paper, Benjamin says he is ready to spend more time with his family and didn t offer any clues as to what s next after three terms as Columbia s Mayor.
A press conference is scheduled for later day at which time the announcement will be made.
Columbia state judge loses SC Court of Appeals race to Florence family court judge John Monk, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Feb. 4 COLUMBIA, S.C. State Judge DeAndrea Benjamin of Columbia lost a race Wednesday for a much-prized seat on the S.C. Court of Appeals to a Florence family court judge.
The vote tally that gave the Court of Appeals victory to Family Court Judge Jerry Jay Vinson was 95-63, with 158 of the General Assembly s 170 lawmakers voting.
The post pays $193,143 a year.
The race was one of the highest-profile contests of the numerous state judges posts voted on Wednesday by the lawmakers. South Carolina is just one of two states where members of the Legislature elect judges to the family court, state court, the Court of Appeals and the State Supreme Court.
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Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announces he wonât seek re-election in November
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announces he wonât seek re-election in November By Emily Wakeman | February 4, 2021 at 3:55 PM EST - Updated February 4 at 9:21 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Thursday, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announced that he will not be seeking re-election for a fourth term.
He said that his family played a huge role in the decision, saying that in stepping away from public office, he hopes to focus on spending time with his daughters and growing his law practice.
Mayor Steve Benjamin announces he will not run for re-election
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is leaving the door open for a return to politics, however. Author: WLTX, Meg Kinnard AP Published: 8:57 AM EST February 4, 2021 Updated: 6:23 PM EST February 4, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. The mayor of South Carolina’s capital city and one of the state’s highest-profile Democrats will not seek a fourth term in office.
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin said he wants to focus now on his law practice and family. Now is the time to step off the stage to continue to build my family, he said. In my life I’m a child of God, a husband and father, and then I am Mayor. My faith and love for my wife and our children come first.