Steve Benjamin

Steve Benjamin may refer to:

Steve Benjamin (sailor)

Stephen DeLancey "Steve" Benjamin (born September 29, 1955 in Glen Cove, New York) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Career

He was College Sailor of the Year in 1978. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Benjamin finished in 2nd place in the 470 class Mixed Two-Person Dinghy along with his partner Chris Steinfeld.

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Stephen K. Benjamin

Stephen 'Steve' K. Benjamin (born December 1, 1969) is the Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. He started his first term in July 2010, and is the first black mayor in the city's history. Before serving as mayor, he worked in the Columbia metropolitan area as an attorney and served on various charitable organizations. On November 5, 2013, Benjamin won re-election for mayor with 64% of the vote.

Early life, education, and career

Benjamin's parents are from Orangeburg, South Carolina, but relocated in the 1960s during the Great Migration (African American) and moved to Queens, New York, where Benjamin was born. Benjamin spent his childhood growing up in New York City where his parents, Sam and Maggie Benjamin, worked numerous jobs to support Steve and his elder brother Samuel. After a stable adolescence in New York, Benjamin relocated to Columbia where he was admitted into the University of South Carolina to study Political Science.

During his studies, Benjamin became active in many student organizations that influenced his career path. He was actively involved in the student chapter of NAACP, eventually becoming president. Benjamin was also elected as student body president during his undergraduate career and went on to become president of the University of South Carolina School of Law student bar association during his third year. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.