Benton Howser

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Benton Howser

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

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Birthplace

Wilmette, Ill.

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Benton Howser (Republican Party) ran for election to the Cook County Board of Commissioners to represent District 14 in Illinois. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Howser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Benton Howser was born in Wilmette, Illinois.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14

Incumbent Scott Britton defeated Benton Howser in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Britton (D)	61.3	67,575
		Benton Howser (R)	38.7	42,703

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 110,278
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14

Incumbent Scott Britton advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Britton	100.0	24,976

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14

Benton Howser advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 14 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Benton Howser	100.0	11,869

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,869
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Benton Howser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Howser's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Benton Howser, is a Chicago area native. A Captain in the United States Army Reserves, where he was an Infantry Officer for 8 year and a Civil Affairs officer since. Benton Howser studied History and Leadership at Virginia Tech and its Corps of Cadets. Later he attained his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Benton Howser bootstrapped his career beginning with day trading while in Infantry school at Ft. Benning, becoming a High Frequency Trader, building his own book of business at an investment firm, and founding his own Hedge Fund in four years.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Public Safety and Crime
• Lowering Taxes (Property & sales) and helping small businesses grow and prosper.
• Protecting kids and embracing parents

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I live in Illinois because 60 years ago my grandfather moved here to help Everett Dirksen fight racist literacy tests that denied voting rights to African Americans throughout the country. A few years ago, he passed away – and out of his eight grandchildren – I’m the only one who still lives here. I am interested in public policy that makes our home a place where our kids will want to raise their kids – and where our rights will not be denied.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Benton

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Benton

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Howser

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