Council Officials

District I


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Name: John Elliott

Address: 12 Crest Drive
Salem, SC 29676

Phone: 864-597-2867

Email: district1@oconeesc.com

Term Expires: December 2026

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John Elliott
District I

District II (Chairman)


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Name: Matthew Durham

Address: P.O. Box 90
Mountain Rest, SC 29664

Phone: 864-567-6358

Email: district2@oconeesc.com

Term Expires: December 2028

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Matthew Durham
District II
​Chairman

District III (Vice Chairman)


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Name: Don Mize

Address: 847 Perkins Creek Rd
Seneca, SC 29678

Phone: 864-419-3672

Email: district3@oconeesc.com

Term Expires: December 2026

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Don Mize
District III
Vice Chairman

District IV


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Name: Thomas James

Address: 499 Rocky Land Rd.
Westminster, SC 29693

Phone: 864-723-6971

Email: district4@oconeesc.com

Term Expires: December 2028

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Thomas James
District IV

District V (Chairman Pro Tem)


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Name: James Glenn Hart

Address: 266 Friendship Valley Rd.
Seneca, SC 29678

Phone: 864-247-1082

Email: district5@oconeesc.com

Term Expires: December 2028

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James Glenn Hart
District V
Chairman Pro Tem

Our Mission

It is the mission of Oconee County to provide our current and future citizens and visitors quality services while protecting our communities, heritage, environment and natural resources, in an ever-changing world.

Vision

Oconee County – A diverse, growing, safe, vibrant community guided by rural traditions and shaped by natural beauty; where employment, education and recreation offer a rich quality of life for all generations, both today and tomorrow.