Daniel R. Benson (born November 22, 1975) is an American Democratic Party politician who is the current

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and a former member of the

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representing the 14th Legislative District. Benson, who previously served on the Mercer County

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, replaced Assemblywoman

Linda R. Greenstein Linda R. Greenstein (born June 7, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who has served since 2010 as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 14th legislative district. She previously served in the General Assembly from 2000 to ...

, after she was elected to the

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in a special election. He was sworn in on January 10, 2011, to fill Greenstein's vacant Assembly seat.

Early life and education

Benson received a B.S degree from

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, studying physics and government, and a

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degree from

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, studying science and technology policy.Assemblyman Benson's legislative page

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. Accessed January 27, 2022. He was elected to the Hamilton Township Council in 2002, becoming the youngest elected councilman in township history. He served on the council until 2005, when he gave up his seat to run for the

. Benson lost the Assembly race, finishing behind the incumbents, Republican

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and Democrat

Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders

In 2008, Benson was appointed to a seat on the Mercer County

by county Democrats, replacing Elizabeth Maher Muoio who took on a county job. He won a special election in November 2008 to complete the remainder of Muoio's term and was re-elected to a full three-year term in 2009.

New Jersey Assembly

When Assemblywoman Greenstein won a special election to fill the remainder of Baroni's Senate term in November 2010, Benson ran for the vacant Assembly seat. On January 8, 2011, Benson was selected by a Democratic convention of Mercer and

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counties (the counties that compose the 14th District) to replace Greenstein. He was sworn in on January 10, 2011. He resigned on December 31, 2023, after being elected

, allowing his successor Tennille McCoy to take office early.

Committees

*Transportation and Independent Authorities *Budget *Health and Senior Services

District 14

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 14th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 14

. Accessed January 11, 2022. * Senator

(D) * Assemblyman Daniel R. Benson (D) * Assemblyman

Wayne DeAngelo Wayne P. DeAngelo (born November 5, 1965) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 14th Legislative District. Early life DeAngelo was born i ...

(D)

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly

References

External links

Assemblyman Daniel R. Benson's legislative web page

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