Full Name:
Melvoid J. Benson
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
02/13/1930
Birth Place:
Jackson, TN
Home City:
North Kingstown, RI
Religion:
Methodist
BA, Lane College, 1951
Representative, Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1990-present.
South County Caucus of Legislators, Chair
Experience, Rhode Island Women's Caucus
Experience, Teacher
Experience, Alpha Kappa Alpha
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Board of Directors
Experience, Central Retired Teachers Association
Delta Kappa Gamma, Delta Kappa Gamma
Experience, Ladies Auxiliary
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Experience, North Kingstown Democratic Town Committee
Experience, North Kingstown United Methodist Church
Experience, Order of Eastern Star
North Kingstown Democratic Women's Club, President.
Rhode Island Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Commission
Experience, Rhode Island Committee on Women
Experience, Rhode Island Port Authority
Experience, Rhode Island State Democratic Committee
Experience, State Democratic Women's Organization
Experience, Urban League