Ben Simons (politician)

Ben Simons
Mayor of Yoncalla
In office
January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) – January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
Preceded byGerald Cross[1]
Succeeded byStacey Atwell-Keister[2]
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Simons

(2000-01-23) January 23, 2000 (age 24)[3]
Yoncalla, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationPolitician · firefighter

Ben Simons (born January 23, 2000) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Yoncalla, Oregon from 2019 to 2021. He was elected at age 18, the youngest person to assume the office. As mayor, he has led improvement of the town's wastewater system, reopened the town library that had been closed due to budget cuts in 2017, and completed projects to improve the town's roads.

  1. ^ "Former Yoncalla mayor offers advice for newly elected 18-year-old". KEZI News. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Election Results". KEZI News. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  3. ^ @Oregonian (January 23, 2019). "Ben Simons was sworn in earlier this month as mayor of Yoncalla at age 18. Today happens to be his 19th birthday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.