Full Name:
Donald 'Don' Benton
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary; 4 Children: Jenn, Adam, Brad, Austin
Birth Date:
04/08/1957
Home City:
Vancouver, WA
Religion:
Christian
AA, College of the Canyons
BS, Business Management/Communication, Concordia University
Member, Republican Precinct Committee
Former Senator, Washington State Senate, 1996-2016
Minority Deputy Caucus Leader, Washington State Senate, 2013-2015
Chair, Washington State Republican Party, 2000
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 1998
Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, 1994-1996
Former Chair, Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Government Operations and Security Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Government Operations, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Washington State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Transportation 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
Chair, Awards Committee, Pack 358, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Battleground Soccer Club
Former Member, Board of Trustees, College of the Canyons
Member, Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce
Former Board Member, Clark County Red Cross
Former President, College of the Canyons
Member, Financial Literacy Public-Private Partnership
Member, First Church of God
Former President, Jaycees
Lifetime Member, Mount Hood Masonic Lodge 32
Assistant Scout Master, Pack 358, Boy Scouts of America
Former President, Red Cross Board of Directors
Member, Salmon Creek Methodist Church
President, Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees
Life Member, Vancouver Moose Lodge 1774
Board Member, Wolverton Mountain Gun Club