John Benson (Vermont politician)
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John Benson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Orange County district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
John Benson is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party from Brookfield, Vermont.
Benson graduated from Vermont Technical College (now VTSU) in 1973.[1] He became a licensed engineer in Vermont in 1993.[1] He is married and has two children.[1]
Career
Benson is a career civil engineer, working as managing partner at the engineering firm DuBois & King.[2] He was named Vermont's Engineer of the Year in 2018.[1] He managed the Bennington Bypass project. He is a past-president of the Vermont Society of Engineers, and served on its board for over ten years.[1]
Benson serves as chair of the Brookfield Selectboard and retired from firefighting in 2015 after 35 years of being a volunteer firefighter, 28 years of that as fire chief.[3][4][5][6]
