Sam Johnson

Sam Johnson is the Special Assistant to Mayor Steve Benjamin in Columbia, South Carolina. In the Mayor’s Office, he is responsible for facilitating the Mayor’s priorities, projects and initiatives. He has had the pleasure of coordinating transparency initiatives like the #AskMayorB Town Hall, the launch of the Tweet My Jobs program, to the Famously Hot New Year celebration, and the Mayor’s Fellows, which is a collegiate internship program for the Mayor’s Office. Prior to entering this post, he worked for former Representative Anton Gunn in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Sam is a lifelong resident of Columbia, graduating from Spring Valley High School before attending the University of South Carolina. He holds dual degrees in English and Political Science.

He serves on the board for Midlands Technical College’s Human Services division, Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR), South Carolina Afterschool Alliance, the Tapp’s Arts Center and The Nickelodeon Theatre. He is also co-founder of the Talented Tenth. An effort to develop socially conscious African American young professionals who will set, achieve, and surpass their goals to reach their full potential. He is very involved in Columbia and is thankful for the opportunity to see this great city excel.