Robert M. Benedict (born August 8, 1950) is an American author, business owner and former politician from Minnesota, and at that time, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party.
While in the position, he was brought to speak in favor of increasing the quality and size of school lunches in public schools by the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.
[2][3] Benedict was elected mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota at the age of 23 and served in that capacity from 1974 to 1977.
He was elected three times during that period, but resigned midway through his third term to represent district 38 in Hennepin County in the Minnesota State Senate.
At that time, he was the youngest person ever to enter the state senate, being just 26 when he was elected.