Daniel R. Benson

Dan Benson
County Executive of Mercer County
Assumed office
January 4, 2024
Preceded byBrian Hughes
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 14th district
In office
January 10, 2011  December 31, 2023
Preceded byLinda R. Greenstein
Succeeded byTennille McCoy
Member of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders
In office
March 18, 2008  January 10, 2011
Preceded byElizabeth Maher Muoio
Succeeded bySamuel Frisby
Personal details
Born (1975-11-22) November 22, 1975
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHande Yurttan
EducationGeorgetown University (BS)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick (MPP)
WebsiteState 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.