Lillian Brock Fleming Has Filed for Reelection to City Council
- Charles Reams
- Mar 20
- 2 min read
Lillian Brock Flemming has officially filed for reelection as the Greenville City Council District 2 representative. She has occupied that seat since 1981.
According to Paul Merlo, Flemming's campaign manager, no other opposing candidates have announced or indicated they would run against the longtime city council member. Any opposing candidate who would run in opposition to Flemming would need to apply to the county election commission by noon on March 31.
According to a statement, here are her objectives:
Rebuilding of Queen Street Bridge — Flemming will work to restore a bridge built in 1927, which would help connect more neighborhoods to the downtown area.
Reestablishing a community development department and focusing those efforts on more home ownership within the area.
Develop and execute an economic strategy to address affordable housing and reduce evictions in low-income neighborhoods.
Complete neighborhood improvement projects such as street and sidewalk improvements within the district.
What has Lillian Brock Flemming accomplished in her career?
Lillian Brock Flemming has repeatedly served as mayor pro tem and represented District 2.
She graduated from Sterling High School in West Greenville and earned a bachelor’s and a master’s in mathematics from Furman University. In September 2014, she received an honorary doctorate of humanities from Furman University.
In 2017, she retired from a 46-year career as a schoolteacher and employment recruiter in the Upstate area and currently serves on the board of Boy Scouts of America Blue Ridge Council, Advance SC, Upstate Warrior Solutions, and Brockwood Senior Housing, which is named after her mother, Lila Mae Brock.
She is the wife of the Rev. J.M. Flemming and mother of 10 children.
City council filing time officially opened on March 17 at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude on March 31 at noon.
Both the Democratic and Republican party primaries will take place on June 10.