Harry Benton

{{Short description|American politician in Illinois}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Harry Benton

| state_house = Illinois

| district = 97th

| term_start = January 11, 2023

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| predecessor = Mark Batinick

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| party = Democratic

| residence = Plainfield, Illinois

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Harry Benton (born 1987 or 1988) is an American politician serving as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 97th district since the 2022 election.{{Cite web |title=Harry Benton |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Harry_Benton |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

By profession, Benton is a union ironworker.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=Meet the Freshmen: Rep. Harry Benton |url=https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/meet-freshmen-rep-harry-benton |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=The Illinoize |language=en-US}} Benton was a Plainfield village trustee and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in the same district in 2020.{{Cite news |date=2022-10-21 |title=Harry Benton endorsed for Illinois House District 97 |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20221021/harry-benton-endorsed-for-illinois-house-district-97 |access-date=2023-11-27 |work=Daily Herald}}