Daniel R. Benson
Dan Benson | |
|---|---|
| County Executive of Mercer County | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Hughes |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 14th district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – December 31, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Linda R. Greenstein |
| Succeeded by | Tennille McCoy |
| Member of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
| In office March 18, 2008 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Maher Muoio |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Frisby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1975 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Hande Yurttan |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) Rutgers University, New Brunswick (MPP) |
| Website | State Assembly website |
Daniel R. Benson (born November 22, 1975) is an American Democratic Party politician who is the current Mercer County Executive and a former member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 14th Legislative District. Benson, who previously served on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, replaced Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein, after she was elected to the New Jersey Senate in a special election. He was sworn in on January 10, 2011, to fill Greenstein's vacant Assembly seat.