Daniel Benson
Daniel Benson (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 14. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 1, 2024.
Benson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 14. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Benson served as deputy speaker pro tempore from 2018 to 2023.
Benson announced he would not be running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2023[1] and resigned eight days before the end of his term to become the Mercer County Executive.[2]
Biography
Benson earned his B.S. in government and B.S. in physics from Georgetown University in 1997, and his M.P.P. in science and technology policy from the Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University in 1999. His professional experience includes working as a consultant for Tekmark Global Solutions from 2008 to 2011, as a manager of government affairs for the NJ Utilities Association from 2007 to 2008, and as a research project manager at Rutgers University from 2003 to 2006.[3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Benson was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Benson was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Benson was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Benson served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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• Law and Public Safety, Chair |
• Health and Senior Services |
• Transportation and Independent Authorities |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Benson served on the following committees:
New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Health and Senior Services, Vice-Chair |
• Commerce and Economic Development |
• Environment and Solid Waste |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Benson served on the following committees:
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• Health and Senior Services, Vice-Chair |
• Commerce and Economic Development |
• Environment and Solid Waste |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
Daniel Benson did not file to run for re-election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Wayne P. DeAngelo and incumbent Daniel Benson defeated Andrew Pachuta, Bina Shah, and Michael Bollentin in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Wayne P. DeAngelo (D) | 28.3 | 40,836 |
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Benson (D) | 27.8 | 40,241 |
![]() | Andrew Pachuta (R) | 21.7 | 31,366 | |
![]() | Bina Shah (R) | 21.1 | 30,531 | |
![]() | Michael Bollentin (For the People Party) ![]() | 1.1 | 1,535 |
Total votes: 144,509 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Wayne P. DeAngelo and incumbent Daniel Benson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Wayne P. DeAngelo | 50.6 | 10,406 |
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Benson | 49.4 | 10,179 |
Total votes: 20,585 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 (2 seats)
Andrew Pachuta and Bina Shah advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Andrew Pachuta | 51.8 | 6,697 |
✔ | ![]() | Bina Shah | 48.2 | 6,227 |
Total votes: 12,924 | ||||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Wayne P. DeAngelo and incumbent Daniel Benson defeated Thomas Calabrese, Bina Shah, and Michael Bollentin in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Wayne P. DeAngelo (D) | 30.4 | 30,546 |
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Benson (D) | 29.6 | 29,810 |
Thomas Calabrese (R) | 20.1 | 20,252 | ||
![]() | Bina Shah (R) | 18.3 | 18,452 | |
![]() | Michael Bollentin (Integrity And Accountability Party) ![]() | 1.5 | 1,530 |
Total votes: 100,590 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Wayne P. DeAngelo and incumbent Daniel Benson advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Wayne P. DeAngelo | 50.7 | 7,168 |
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Benson | 49.3 | 6,960 |
Total votes: 14,128 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 (2 seats)
Thomas Calabrese and Bina Shah advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 14 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Thomas Calabrese | 53.8 | 5,409 | |
✔ | ![]() | Bina Shah | 46.2 | 4,636 |
Total votes: 10,045 | ||||
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2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[4] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[5] Incumbent Wayne DeAngelo (D) and incumbent Daniel Benson (D) defeated Kristian Stout (R) and Steven Uccio (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 14 general election.[6][7]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 14 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
30.04% | 35,596 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
29.61% | 35,088 | |
Republican | Kristian Stout | 20.86% | 24,725 | |
Republican | Steven Uccio | 19.50% | 23,106 | |
Total Votes | 118,515 | |||
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Wayne DeAngelo and incumbent Daniel Benson were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 14 Democratic primary election.[8][9]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.75% | 10,474 |
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49.25% | 10,165 |
Total Votes | 20,639 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Republican primary election
Kristian Stout and Steven Uccio were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 14 Republican primary election.[10][9]
New Jersey General Assembly, District 14 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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50.79% | 3,996 |
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49.21% | 3,872 |
Total Votes | 7,868 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[11] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Wayne DeAngelo and incumbent Daniel Benson were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. David Jones and Philip Kaufman were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. DeAngelo and Benson defeated Jones, Kaufman, Steven Welzer (G) and Joann Cousin (G) in the general election.[12][13][14][15][16]
2013
Benson won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 14. Benson was bracketed with Wayne DeAngelo. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He and incumbent Wayne DeAngelo (D) defeated Ronald Haas (R), Steve Cook (R), Steven Uccio (L), and Sean O'Connor (L) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[17][18][19][20]
2011
Benson won re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Wayne DeAngelo ran unopposed in the June 7 Democratic primary. They then defeated and Wayne Wittman (R), Sheree McGowan (R), and Steven Welzer (G) in the November 8 general election.[21]
Campaign themes
2021
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2019
Daniel Benson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Benson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Independence
Creating Jobs
Making New Jersey More Affordable
Ensuring Strong Ethics Laws and Supporting Open Government
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—Daniel Benson[23] |
Campaign finance summary
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2024
In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19.
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Benson’s endorsements included the following:[24] [25]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
2011
In 2011, Benson’s endorsements included the following:[26]
Personal
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Benson is married to the former Hande Yurttan
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Candidate New Jersey General Assembly District 14 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "With 2023 legislative elections fast approaching, who isn’t running for re-election?" January 5, 2023
- ↑ https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/bensons-assembly-seat-will-be-vacant-for-eight-days/ New Jersey Globe, "Benson’s Assembly seat will be vacant for eight days" November 27, 2023]
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Daniel Benson 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 21, 2017
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
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Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 14 2011-2024 |
Succeeded by Tennille R. McCoy (D) |