Joseph Charles Benning (born December 7, 1956) is an American politician and a Republican who served as a member of the

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representing Caledonia District from 2011 to 2023. He served as the Senate's Minority leader from January 2013 to January 2017, when he was succeeded by Dustin Allard Degree. In late 2017, Degree resigned from the Senate, and Benning was again chosen by the Senate's Republicans to serve as Minority Leader. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Benning graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1975.Senator Joe Benning

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. Accessed January 5, 2018. "Joe Benning of Lyndon, Caledonia County, Republican, was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, on December 7, 1956. Occupation: trial lawyer. Joe graduated from Mater Dei High School in New Monmouth, New Jersey, in 1975" He earned a B.A. in

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from

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in 1979 and a J.D. from the

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in 1983. Benning is former Chair of Vermont's Human Rights Commission and former member of the Board of Trustees for the

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. He was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2010.

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