Steve Benjamin is out to make Columbia, S.C., the "most talented, entrepreneurial and educated city in the Southeast."

Benjamin is focusing on issues such as new fuel technology, prisoner re-entry and making sure kids have basic dental care: "We have the opportunity to build a city where people live up to their God-given potential, and let's not forget the fun."

As mayor of Columbia, Steve will work for you. By opening up city government, he will bring new voices into the process and make local government accessible and accountable to all people in Columbia.

Steve has worked tirelessly on community issues for years, serving on boards of numerous charities and seeking solutions to local challenges by means outside of government. As mayor, Steve will fight for change from within.

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2012 State of the City Address - Speech

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 1:00am

2012 State of the City Address

Remarks as Delivered by Mayor Steve Benjamin

January 11, 2012 – Columbia, SC

Members of Council, Mr. City Manager, honored guests, my beautiful wife Deandrea, our children, my gathered family and my fellow Columbians:

Before we begin, I would like to address a situation of ongoing and growing alarm.

The Mayor's Fellows

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/15/2010 - 1:02pm

The City of Columbia enjoys amazing resources that we must make sure we are capitalizing on. We have a wide array of academic institutions all within our city limits and an overwhelming influx of some of the nation’s most talented and brightest students at our schools of higher learning. It is imperative to the progress of our city to actively engage both these students and these colleges.

Benjamin Transition Team releases report

Submitted by Sam Johnson on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 5:57pm

Columbia, SC – Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s Transition Team made its full report to City Council today completing a nearly two-month long process of public input and examination.

“I am constantly impressed and encouraged by the amazing wealth of talent right here in Columbia,” Benjamin said. “I hope they will continue to be engaged as we move forward with these proposals.”

City of Columbia’s Gamecock Baseball National Championship Parade Draws Phenomenal Crowd

Submitted by Steve Benjamin on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 4:41pm

Business Community Partners to Fund Parade

Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia City Councilheld a parade today, July 2, 2010, that drew a crowd of approximately 42,000 citizens, Gamecock fans and supporters to the State House grounds.