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'''Lois Holden Benson''' is the current [[Emerald Coast Utilities Authority]] board member for [[Escambia County District 32|District 32]] and a former member of the [[Pensacola City Council]] and Florida House of Representatives. She is the mother of politicians [[Holly Benson]] and [[Megan Benson Pratt]].
Benson was initially appointed to the ECUA seat by Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]] on [[November 23]], [[2004]], following the [[October 31]] resignation of [[George Watson]].<ref>"Benson the choice for ECUA." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 24, 2004.</ref>
Benson previously served on [[Pensacola City Council]] as the representative for [[City of Pensacola District 1|District 1]], from [[1988]] to [[1990]]; she resigned to seek state office.
In her [[1994]] bid to replace retiring Congressman [[Earl Hutto]], she faced four other Republicans in the primary and received a plurality (31.4%) of votes. In the resulting runoff, however, her pro-choice views contributed to her defeat (46%-54%) by pro-life newcomer [[Joe Scarborough]], who went on to defeat Democrat [[Vince Whibbs, Jr.]] in the general election.<ref>[http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/0199/010899b4.htm Who is Joe Scarborough?]</ref>
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[[Category:PoliticiansRepublican politicians|Benson, Lois]] [[Category:Pensacola City Council members|Benson, Lois]]