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E. W. CROMARTIE, II
District II Councilman

Term: 2012
District II


1607 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29204
254-7243
ecromartie@columbiasc.net
A life-long resident of Columbia , E. W. Cromartie, II received his Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Michigan State University and his Juris Doctorate from George Washington Law Center graduating cum laude in 1971. Cromartie was the first African-American elected to Columbia City Council since Reconstruction. His professional affiliations include the South Carolina Bar Association, American Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association and the Columbia Lawyers Association. He was appointed by the Honorable Governor Richard Riley to the State of South Carolina Youth Services Board and awarded "The Order of the Palmetto," the highest award given by the Governor of the State of South Carolina for outstanding service. Cromartie served as Past President of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials and serve on the National Committee for Transportation and Communication. He is also a past member of the Midlands Technical College Education Foundation Board of Trustees.

Attorney Cromartie is managing partner of Cromartie Law Firm, LLC. He has been a practicing attorney for over thirty years. His firm specializes in civil litigation, worker compensation, employment law, business law, residential and commercial real estate transactions. He was elected as the first African-American representing the state of South Carolina as a member of the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities, member of the Advisory Council of The National League of Cities, member of the Board of Directors of the SC Municipal Association and current President of the SC Conference of Black Local Elected Officials.  Councilman Cromartie is currently a member of the Executive Board of Central Midlands Regional Planning Council and has served as Chairman.

He worked diligently with community and neighborhood leaders to initiate development and construction of the 8.5 million dollar Charles Drew Wellness Centerwhich is located in District II.  He also joined neighborhood leaders in the celebration of the Edgewood-Read Street CICC's 20th Anniversary which emphasized the revitalization of the community.  Councilman Cromartie is also focused on the revitalization and development which is currently taking place along Harden Street.

Councilman Cromartie is a member of Bishops' Memorial AME Church and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.  He is also a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Masonic Lodge, Prince Hall Chapter.  He and his wife, Raynette, have two children, Attorney Ernest Cromartie, III and Antoinette Cromartie.