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Richland County Council

Address: 2020 Hampton St • P.O. Box 192 • Columbia, SC 29202

Phone: (803) 576-2061

Fax: (803) 576-2136

Richland County Clerk of Council: rccoco@richlandcountysc.gov

Find your Council District using your address at Richland County GIS Maps.

Council Member	County District	Phone	Email	Term Expires
Mr. Jason Branham	1	(803) 542-0002	branham.jason@richlandcountysc.gov	2026
Mr. Derrek Pugh	2	(803) 576-2060	pugh.derrek@richlandcountysc.gov	2024
Ms. Yvonne McBride	3	(803) 904-9145	mcbride.yvonne@richlandcountysc.gov	2024
Mr. Paul Livingston	4	(803) 765-1192 (803) 738-7655 (Business)	livingston.paul@richlandcountysc.gov	2022
Ms. Allison Terracio	5	(803) 622-6029	terracio.allison@richlandcountysc.gov	2022
Mr. Don Weaver	6	(803) 995-3703	weaver.don@richlandcountysc.gov	2026
Ms. Gretchen Barron	7	(803) 576-2060	barron.gretchen@richlandcountysc.gov	2024
Mr. Overture Walker, County Council Chair	8	(803) 576-2060	walker.overture@richlandcountysc.gov	2024
Ms. Jesica Mackey, County Council Vice Chair	9	(803) 576-2060	mackey.jesica@richlandcountysc.gov	2024
Ms. Cheryl English	10	(803) 576-2060	english.cheryl@richlandcountysc.gov	2024
Ms. Chakisse Newton	11	(803) 973-9652	newton.chakisse@richlandcountysc.gov	2026

Richland County Elected Offices

Elected Office	Name	Address	Phone	Email
Auditor	Paul Brawley	2020 Hampton St., Suite 2067 P.O. Box 192 Columbia, SC 29202	(803) 576-2600	rcauditor@richlandcountysc.gov
Clerk of Court	Jeanette McBride	1701 Main St. #205 Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 576-2060	rccoco@rcgov.us
Coroner	Naida Rutherford	6300 Shakespeare Road, Columbia, SC 29223	(803) 576-2060	rutherford.naida@richlandcountysc.gov
Probate Judge	Amy McCulloch	Richland County Judicial Center 1701 Main #207 Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 576-1961	mcculloch.amy@richlandcountysc.gov
Sheriff	Leon Lott	5623 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC 29223	(803) 576-3000	sheriff@rcsd.net
Solicitor	Byron Gipson	1701 Main St., P.O. Box 192, Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 576-1800	gipson.byron@richlandcountysc.gov
Treasurer	David Adams	2020 Hampton St., P.O. Box 11947 Columbia, SC 29211	(803) 576-2250	treasurer@richlandcountysc.gov

Richland County Legislative Delegations

South Carolina Senate Delegation

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Name	District	Address	Phone/ Email	Term Expires
Richard A. "Dick" Harpootlian	20	602 Gressette Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6148 Email	2024
Darrell Jackson	21	612 Gressette Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6048 H: (803) 776-6954 Email	2024
J. Thomas McElveen III	35	508 Gressette Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6132 H: (803) 778-0597 Email	2024
Mia S. McLeod	22	613 Gressette Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6016 Email	2024
John L. Scott Jr.	19	506 Gressette Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6124 H: (803) 786-2373 Email	2024

South Carolina House Delegation

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Name	District	Address	Phone/Email	Term Expires
Jermaine L. Johnson Sr.	80	330D Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6818 H: (803) 317-2192 Email	2022
Nathan Ballentine	71	320B Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 734-2969 H: (803) 834-4613 Email	2022
Beth E. Bernstein	78	532C Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6940 Email	2022
Wendy C. Brawley	70	309D Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6961 H: (803) 776-9286 Email	2022
Annie E. McDaniel	41	330C Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6789 H: (803) 635-6894 Email	2022
Kirkman Finlay III	75	532A Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6943 H: (803) 695-9550 Email	2022
Christopher R. "Chris" Hart	73	432B Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 734-3061 H: (803) 771-7701 Email	2022
Leon Howard	76	425 Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 734-3046 Email	2022
Kambrell H. Garvin	77	335D Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6875 H: (803) 470-3961 Email	2022
J. Todd Rutherford	74	335B Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 734-9441 H: (803) 799-8633 Email	2022
Seth Rose	72	532D Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6971 H: (803) 361-2360 Email	2022
Ivory Torrey Thigpen	79	333A Blatt Columbia, SC 29201	(803) 212-6794 H: (803) 865-8738 Email	2022

U.S. Congressional Delegation

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Name	Office	Washington Address	Midlands Address	Phone	Contact Form Link
Lindsey Graham	U.S. Senate	290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510	508 Hampton St. #202 Columbia, SC 29201	Washington: (202) 224-5972 Midlands: (803) 933-0112	Email
Timothy E. Scott	U.S. Senate	104 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510	1901 Main St. Suite 1425, Columbia, SC 29201	Washington: (202) 224-6121 Midlands: (803) 771-6112	Email
James E. Clyburn	U.S. House, District 6	200 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515	1225 Lady St. Columbia, SC 29201	Washington: (202) 225-3315 Midlands: (803) 799-1100	Email
Addison G. “Joe” Wilson	U.S. House, District 2	1436 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515	1700 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1 West Columbia, SC 29169	Washington: (202) 225-2452 Midlands: (803) 939- 0041	Email

City of Columbia

1737 Main St. • Columbia, SC 29201

P.O. Box 147 • Columbia, SC 29217

Name	Office	Email Address	Phone	Term Expires
Daniel J. Rickenmann	Mayor	djrickenmann@Columbiasc.gov Mayor@columbiasc.gov	(803) 447-9768	2025
Tina N. Herbert	City Council – District 1	Tina.Herbert@Columbiasc.gov	(803) 814-7207	2025
Edward H. McDowell Jr.	City Council – District 2	Edward.McDowell@columbiasc.gov	(803) 545-3061	2023
Will Brennan	City Council – District 3	Will.Brennan@columbiasc.gov	(803) 876-4919	2023
Joe Taylor, Jr.	City Council – District 4	Joe.Taylor@columbiasc.gov	(839) 810-7657	2025
Dr. Aditi Bussells	City Council – At Large	Aditi.Bussells@Columbiasc.gov	(803) 216-1948	2025
Howard E. Duvall Jr.	City Council – At Large	Howard.Duvall@columbiasc.gov	(803) 238-6875	2023

City of Forest Acres

5209 N. Trenholm Road • Columbia, SC 29206

Maria Queen, City Clerk of Council: mqueen@forestacres.net

Name	Office	Email Address	Phone	Term Expires
Frank Brunson	Mayor	incaresc@bellsouth.net	(803) 782-9475	2023
Thomas Andrews	City Council	thomasandrews3@gmail.com	(803) 790-0103	2023
David Black	City Council	davidblackfa@gmail.com	(803) 782-9475	2025
Haskell Kibler	City Council	hhkibler@gmail.com	(803) 782-9475	2025
John Barnes	City Council	barnes4fa@gmail.com	(803) 782-9475	2023

Town of Arcadia Lakes

6911 N. Trenholm Road • Columbia, SC 29206

Elizabeth S. Krajewski, Town Clerk and Treasurer: townofarcadial@sc.rr.com

Name	Office	Email Address	Phone
Mark W. Huguley	Mayor	mark.huguley@gmail.com	(803) 360-9729
Linda Jackson	Mayor Pro Tem	Linbobjack@aol.com	(803) 787-7703 (803) 256-2398 (803) 422-9058
Peter Chesney	Town Council	pchesny@sc.rr.com	(803) 699-2240 (803) 465-0398
Jim Cullen	Town Council	cullenjlc@gmail.com	(803) 665-7638
Michael N. Smith	Town Council	compsci2@bellsouth.net	(803) 414-2298

Town of Irmo

7300 Woodrow St. • P.O. Box 406 • Irmo, SC 29063

Robert Brown: rbrown@townofirmosc.com

Name	Office	Address	Phone	Term Expires
Barry A. Walker Sr.	Mayor	902 Shadowleaf Court, Columbia, SC 29212	(803) 206-2644	2023
Barb Waldman	Town Council			2025
Kelly S. Busch	Town Council	45 Busch Oaks Court Irmo, SC 29063	(803) 240-7096	2023
Erik K. Sickinger	Town Council	417 Cressfell Road Irmo, SC 29063	(845) 260-2815	2023
William "Bill" O. Danielson	Town Council	318 Sawyer Court, Irmo, SC 29063	(803) 606-4991	2025

Town of Blythewood

171 Langford Road • P.O. Box 1004 • Blythewood, SC 29016

Name	Office	Email Address	Phone	Term Expires
Bryan Franklin	Mayor	franklinb@townofblythewoodsc.gov	(803) 800-3922	2023
Edward Baughman	Mayor Pro-Tem	baughmane@townofblythewoodsc.gov	(803) 518-2461	2023
Donald Brock	Town Council	brockd@townofblythewoodsc.gov	(803) 361-6318	2023
Rich McKenrick	Town Council	mckenrickr@townofblythewoodsc.gov	(803) 754-0501	2025
Sloan Jarvis Griffin III	Town Council	griffins@townofblythewoodsc.gov	(864) 377-2120	2025

Town of Eastover

P.O. Box 58 • Eastover, SC 29044

Veronica Outing, Town Clerk: clerk@eastoversc.com

Name	Office	Email
Phillip Gunter	Mayor	mayorgunter@eastoversc.com
Leroy Fabers	Mayor Pro-Tem	LeFaber6@benedict.edu
Rhudine W. Robinson	Town Council	rhudysoulfoodrecipes@yahoo.com
Heyward Patterson	Town Council	Sylviapatterson28@yahoo.com
Wanda Dash	Town Council	dash4council@gmail.com