David Benson is an American politician and educator who served in the Kansas House of Representatives, as the representative of 48th district in Johnson County, Kansas, from January 2019 until his resignation in May 2020.
A native of Chanute, Kansas and a Democrat, he was elected in 2018, unseating Republican incumbent Abraham Rafie.
[1][2] Benson was superintendent of the Blue Valley Public Schools in Johnson County from 1993 to 2004.
Prior to his service as schools superintendent for Blue Valley, he was superintendent of schools in Fort Madison, Iowa and Moundridge, Kansas.
[4] Benson was also superintendent of schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and interim superintendent of schools in Lee's Summit, Missouri.