John Benson | |
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| 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]
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]
Benson represents the Orange County district in the Vermont Senate. He was appointed by Governor Phil Scott on January 2nd to replace Larry Hart who resigned in 2025. [5] [7] He serves on the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the Senate Committee on Institutions. [8]