Jimmy W. Benefield | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office 1977–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Fulton County, Georgia, U.S. | August 1, 1941
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | LaGrange College Atlanta Law School |
Jimmy W. Benefield (born August 1, 1941)[1] is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives.[1]
Benefield was born in Fulton County, Georgia. He attended LaGrange College and Atlanta Law School.[1][2]
Benefield served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1977[1][2] to 2000. In the 1993 legislative session, a teen boy working as an honorary page reported that a lawmaker showed him a cloth penis attached to an apron.[3] Benefield admitted to wearing the apron but denied showing the fake penis to anyone but adults. He later apologized for bringing a sex toy into the chamber.[4]