Craig Benson Biography

Born as	Craig R. Benson
Occup.	Politician
From	USA
Spouse	Denise Benson
Born	October 8, 1954 New York City, New York, USA
Age	69 years

Early Life and Education
Craig R. Benson was born upon October 8, 1954, in New York City, USA. He grew up in a middle-class household and had a solid passion in design and also public service from a young age. Benson finished from Cheshire High School in 1972 and also went on to seek his higher researches in design.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, in 1977. Enhancing his education and learning, he obtained a Master of Business Administration from Syracuse University, New York, in 1979.

Organization Career as well as Achievements
After completing his education and learning, Benson joined the corporate globe, where he held different placements in different organizations. He spent 11 years at a significant computer system maker, operating in their engineering and advertising and marketing divisions.

In 1991, Craig Benson, along with companion Robert Levine, co-founded Cabletron Systems, a networking devices business. Starting with just 14 staff members, they rapidly grew the business into a multi-billion dollar international enterprise using over 6,000 people. Under Benson's management, the firm became one of the leading networking devices makers worldwide.

By the late 1990s, Cabletron Systems was facing stiff competition from other networking giants like Cisco Systems and also Nortel Networks. Regardless of some setbacks, Benson continued to introduce and evolve the business's items as well as methods, preserving a competitive edge in the market.

Political Career
Craig Benson went into the political field as a participant of the Republican Party in 2000. With his experience as a successful entrepreneur, he looked for to use service principles to the public field. He was elected the 79th Governor of New Hampshire, serving from 2003 to 2005.

As Governor, Benson concentrated on financial duty, education and learning, and reinforcing the state's economy. He took care of to balance the state budget without raising taxes and also worked towards improving government procedures. Benson also highlighted academic reform, advocating for higher parental participation as well as local control over education choices.

Nevertheless, his term as Governor did not come without conflict. Benson's management faced numerous honest challenges, bring about stretched relationships with the state legislature and the public. In 2004, he lost his re-election proposal to Democratic challenger John Lynch.

Post-Political Career and Philanthropy
After leaving the Governor's office, Craig Benson returned to the private sector. He has actually held leadership positions in a number of modern firms as well as is presently the CEO at Soft Draw Investments, an exclusive investment company.

Benson is likewise an active philanthropist, sustaining various charitable causes and also schools. His Craig R. Benson Scholarship Endowment at Worcester Polytechnic Institute assists numerous pupils participate in the establishment each year. Additionally, he has actually added to organizations such as the New Hampshire Boys & Girls Clubs and the New Hampshire Food Bank.

Personal Life
Craig Benson wed Denise M. Landry in 1988, and also the couple has 2 kids, Nicole and Danielle. Benson and also his family reside in Rye, New Hampshire. Beyond his professional and political quests, Benson is an accredited pilot as well as enjoys flying in his spare time.

Throughout his different profession phases, Craig Benson has actually demonstrated significant accomplishments in both organization as well as civil service fields. Regardless of the obstacles he dealt with throughout his tenure as the Governor of New Hampshire, his devotion to fiscal duty and academic reform remains remarkable in his political legacy. Today, Benson continues to add to culture through his various business as well as humanitarian undertakings.

Our collection contains 13 quotes who is written / told by Craig.

Related authors: John Lynch (Politician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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13 Famous quotes by Craig Benson

"I have done things politically, and I've been running a business at the same time, but I sort of joke that to some extent I do more than most legislators have done in their whole careers, and I've been doing it as a part-time job"

"But I also think that it does create a lot of revenue, but to me it's a temporary revenue stream because it's an industry that, if suddenly gambling started in Massachusetts, then a lot of our patrons who would gamble in New Hampshire if we had it, would disappear"

"Actually, I think I come at things a whole different way from most people, and, you know, sometimes political answers are one way to solve the problem, and sometimes there are better ways to do it"

"Now I believe that people need to understand what's happening in my campaign, and they're going to get three or four snapshots of that, with plenty of time before the first disclosure happens in June"

"I don't think anyone's pushing for spending limits in the campaign"

"I do not support gambling in this state"

"And, in the case of schools, or anything else, if you have something that is forcing you to do better than you did the day before, it makes you look forward and it makes you think in a way that's going to make the product better, which is the students and the education"

"We have a law that allows us to establish charter schools here in this state. We ought to get going on it"

"The Business Profits Tax, which is imposed on in-state businesses, we need to impose the same thing on out-of-state businesses, because the way the Business Profits Tax is calculated, it is highly dependent on how much sales and profits are generated in-state"

"The way I look at it is this, as Republicans, we look for less government interference in our lives"

"I believe in competition"

"California has set up regional collection offices around the world, staffed by California employees, specifically for out of state California businesses to collect the money and bring it back to California"

"So you get kind of addicted to a revenue stream, and then all of a sudden it goes away, now the problem is worse than it was before"