Joe Benning

Joe Benning REPRepublican

State Senator, Caledonia District

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Joe BenningREPRepublican State Senator, Caledonia District
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Joseph Charles Benning (born December 7, 1956) is an American politician and a Republican who served as a member of the Vermont Senate representing Caledonia District from 2011 to 2023. He served as the Senate's Minority leader from January 2013 to January 2017, when he was succeeded by Dustin Allard Degree. In late 2017, Degree resigned from the Senate, and Benning was again chosen by the Senate's Republicans to serve as Minority Leader.Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Benning graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1975. He earned a B.A. in Social Science from Lyndon State College in 1979 and a J.D. from the Vermont Law School in 1983. Benning is former Chair of Vermont's Human Rights Commission and former member of the Board of Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges. He was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2010.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Attended Emerging Leaders Program
2011
Vermont Law School
JD
1983
Lyndon State College
BA Social Studies
1975 - 1979
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Senator
Vermont State Senate
2011 - 2023
Former Minority Leader
Vermont State Senate
Lawyer
Joseph C. Benning, Esquire
1993 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Lyndon State College
Former Account Executive
WSTJ, Saint Johnsbury
Former Law Practitioner
Joseph T. Malgeri, Esqire
Former Partner
Bertolini, Benning and Glinka
Former Radio Announcer
Q106, Claremont, New Hampshire
Former Radio Announcer
WTSL, Hanover
Other Experience1 - 33 of 33
Corporator
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
Current
Member
Lyndon Historical Society
Current
Member
Board of Civil Authority
Current
Member
American Motorcyclist Association
Current
Town Moderator
Town of Lyndon
2011 - Current
Chair
Vermont Human Rights Commission
2007 - 2010
Chair
Lyndon Town Republican Committee
1992 - 2002
Member
Lyndon School Board
1996 - 2000
Justice of the Peace
Town of Lyndon, Vermont
1992 - Current
Chair
Lyndon State College Foundation
1988 - 1992
Member
Moot Court Advisory Board, Vermont Law School
1983
Charter Member
Paths Around Lyndonville Committee
Delegate
Environmental Committee, Council of State Governments
Former Board Member
Northeast Kingdom Youth Services
Former Member
Caledonia County Task Force on Domestic Violence
Former Member
Lyndonville Stars & Stripes Committee
Former Member
Board of Trustees, Vermont State Colleges
Former Organizer
Toys For Tots
Former President
Lyndonville Rotary Club
Former Town Agent
Town of Lyndon
Former Trustee
Lyndon Institute
Former Vice-President
Caledonia County Bar Association
Former Village Agent
Village of Lyndonville
Founding Member
Central Vermont Harley Owners Group
Former Member
Joint Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member
Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member
Government Operations Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member
Education Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Rules, Vermont State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Judicial Retention, Vermont State Senate
Former Member
Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Judiciary Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Judicial Rules, Vermont State Senate
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