Member of the Washington Senate from the 17th district
In office December 14, 1996 – January 9, 2017[1]
Preceded by
Shirley Galloway
Succeeded by
Lynda Wilson
Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 17th district
In office January 9, 1995 – December 14, 1996[1]
Preceded by
Holly Myers
Succeeded by
Jim Dunn
Chair of the Washington Republican Party
In office January 1, 2000 – March 14, 2001
Preceded by
Dale Foreman
Succeeded by
Chris Vance
Personal details
Born
Donald Mark Benton
(1957-04-08) April 8, 1957 (age 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Children
4
Residence(s)
Olympia, Washington and Vancouver, Washington
Alma mater
Concordia University (BS)
Donald Mark Benton (born April 8, 1957)[2] is an American politician. Originally from Santa Clarita, California, he served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996 and the Washington State Senate from 1996 to 2017, representing Washington's 17th legislative district.[3] He served as campaign director for Donald Trump in Washington. In 2016, after Trump was elected, Benton was appointed as a senior White House advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency for a few weeks, but reportedly did not work well with newly appointed agency head Scott Pruitt.[4] In April 2017, Benton was named by President Trump as the 13th Director of the Selective Service System.[5] He served in that position until the inauguration of President Biden.
^ ab"Members of the Legislature, 1889-2019" (PDF). State of Washington. 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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^Rein, Lisa and Juliet Eilperin (19 March 2017). "White House installs political aides at Cabinet agencies to be Trump's eyes and ears". Washington Post. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
^Wilkie, Christina (14 April 2017). "Trump Taps Salesman To Run Military Draft". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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