Don Benton | |
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| Director of the Selective Service System | |
| In office April 13, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Romo |
| Succeeded by | Craig T. Brown (acting) |
| 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 April 8, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 4, including Brad |
| 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.
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