Senator Donald Benton's Biography

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Donald 'Don' Benton

Senator Donald 'Don' Benton's Biography

Full Name:	Donald 'Don' Benton
Office:	State Senate (WA) - District 17, Republican
First Elected:	11/02/1996
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2016

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Mary; 4 Children: Jenn, Adam, Brad, Austin
Birth Date:	04/08/1957
Home City:	Vancouver, WA
Religion:	Christian

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BS, Business Management/Communication, Concordia University
AA, College of the Canyons

Deputy Minority Leader, Washington State Senate, 2013-present
Senator, Washington State Senate, 1996-present
Chair, Washington State Republican Party, 2000
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 1998
Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 1994-1996
Republican Precinct Committee Member

Financial Institutions, Housing and Insurance, Ranking Member
Governmental Operations, Vice Chair
Rules, Member
Transportation, Vice Chair

Former Member, Government Operations, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee, Washington State Senate

Founder/Chief Executive Officer, The Benton Group, 1988-present
District Manager/Agent, Farmers Insurance Group, 1981-1988
Co-Founder/President, Santa Clarita Temporaries, Incorporated, 1979-1983

Washington State Chair, American Legislative Exchange Council
Volunteer, American Red Cross
Member, Battleground Soccer Club
Assistant Scout Master, Pack 358, Boy Scouts of America
Chair, Awards Committee, Pack 358, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce
Member, Financial Literacy Public-Private Partnership
Member, First Church of God
Lifetime Member, Mount Hood Masonic Lodge 32
Member, Salmon Creek Methodist Church
President, Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees
Life Member, Vancouver Moose Lodge 1774
Board Member, Wolverton Mountain Gun Club
Former Board Member, Clark County Red Cross
Former Member, Board of Trustees, College of the Canyons
Former President, College of the Canyons
Former President, Jaycees
Former President, Red Cross Board of Directors