Councilman C. F. “Chris” Sumpter, II was born in Borden, South Carolina to Christopher I and Naomi Sumpter. He is the eldest of two siblings, Jay and Felicity.
Contact Information: 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 Home Phone: 469-3638 Mobile phone: 847-1805 Council@sumtercountysc.org
Arthur W. Baker, member of Sumter County Council, was born on December 13, 1954, in Columbia, South Carolina at Fort Jackson Hospital. He is the son of Arthur W. Baker of Sumter and Edith Edens Baker of Dalzell, SC. He has two sons: Arthur W. Baker, III and Robert Alston Baker.
Charles T. Edens was born in Sumter, South Carolina. He is a graduate of Clemson University where he received his B.A. and Master’s Degrees in Agriculture.
Contact Information: Post Office Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 Home Phone: 803-773-0815 Council@sumtercountysc.org
Eugene (Gene) R. Baten was born on January 25, 1942 in Fairfax County, Virginia. He is the sixth and youngest child from the union of Robert A. Baten (Jenkinsville, South Carolina) and Mary E. Cook (Herndon, Virginia).
Contact Information: 13 E Canal St Sumter, SC 29150 Phone: (803) 436-2107 Email:council@sumtercountysc.org
Mary Witherspoon Blanding, Clerk to Sumter County Council, is a native of Sumter, South Carolina. She was selected by County Council as the Council's second Clerk to Council in April of 1990.