Ben Cannon

Ben Cannon
Cannon speaking in 2012
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 46th district
In office
2007–2011
Preceded bySteve March
Succeeded byAlissa Keny-Guyer
Personal details
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Springfield, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLiz Cannon
ChildrenEvelyn Cannon, Leonard Cannon
ResidencePortland, Oregon
Alma materUniversity of Oxford, Washington University in St. Louis
ProfessionEducator

Ben Cannon (born 1976) is an American educator and policymaker from Oregon. He was elected in 2006 to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the state's 46th District, which covers portions of southeast and northeast Portland. He won re-election in 2008 and 2010. In 2011, he resigned to become the Education Policy Advisor to Governor John Kitzhaber. In 2013, he was appointed to lead Oregon's new Higher Education Coordinating Commission.