Don Benton

Don Benton
Don Benton
Director of the Selective Service System
	In office; April 13, 2017 – January 20, 2021
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Lawrence Romo
Succeeded by	Craig T. Brown ; (acting)
Member of the Washington Senate; from the 17th district
	In office; December 14, 1996 – January 9, 2017
Preceded by	Shirley Galloway
Succeeded by	Lynda Wilson
Member of the Washington House of Representatives; from the 17th district
	In office; January 9, 1995 – December 14, 1996
Preceded by	Holly Myers
Succeeded by	Jim Dunn
Chair of the Washington Republican Party
	In office; January 1, 2000 – March 14, 2001
Preceded by	Dale Foreman
Succeeded by	Chris Vance
Personal details
Born	Donald Mark Benton; April 8, 1957; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	4
Residence(s)	Olympia, Washington and Vancouver, Washington
Alma mater	Concordia University (BS)

Donald Mark Benton (born April 8, 1957) is an American politician. Originally from Santa Clarita, California, he served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1995 to 1996 and the Washington State Senate from 1996 to 2017, representing Washington's 17th legislative district. He served as campaign director for Donald Trump in Washington. In 2016, after Trump was elected, Benton was appointed as a senior White House advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency for a few weeks, but reportedly did not work well with newly appointed agency head Scott Pruitt. In April 2017, Benton was named by President Trump as the 13th Director of the Selective Service System. He served in that position until the inauguration of President Biden.

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