Acton Former Select Board member

Jon Benson

At-large · 4 terms in this record

Jonathan Benson

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Board years

2020–2021 Board 2019–2020 Board 2018–2019 Board 2017–2018 Board

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Record at a glance · 2017–2018 Board

2 of 2meetings attended · whole board 92%

1votes cast by name (yes, no or abstain)

0no votes · whole board 1%

0split votes where Benson was in the minority

0abstained

4terms in this record

How these numbers work

Counted from the official minutes, for 2017–2018 Board only. Committee meetings and routine votes (adjourning, approving minutes) are not counted.
Attendance counts the meetings where the minutes list Benson as present or absent at the start.
Only votes the minutes record member by member are counted. Voice votes and votes given only as a count (for example 6-3 with no names) are not.
Percentages are shown only when there are at least 10 meetings or votes to count.
A split vote is one where at least one member voted yes and another voted no. “In the minority” means on the side with fewer votes; ties are not counted.
“Whole board” combines every member’s record for the same term.

These numbers describe the record; they are not a grade. A no vote, an abstention or a minority vote is neither good nor bad. MassVoter never rates officials.

Attendance

At the start of 2 of 2 Select Board meetings in 2017–2018 Board.

Missed none.

Every meeting (2)

Apr 9, 2018 · Regular: Present
Apr 5, 2018 · Special: Present

Votes where members disagreed · 2017–2018 Board

None in this term.

Votes with no disagreement (1)

From the Acton Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Archive Center (Select Board Minutes). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Acton Exchange candidate profiles (Francesca Arsenault, April 2024, photo courtesy of Barrett Sotheby’s Realty; David D. Martin, April 2025; Alissa Nicol, April 2026; Pam Nourse, April 2026, photo by Maddie Freeman); Dean A. Charter from the Town of Acton’s Select Board group photo (May 11, 2026).

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