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Why I'm Running
It’s time we audit the Riverside County Auditor-Controller. On May 26, 2022, Riverside County’s Grand Jury identified several ongoing failures by the Auditor-Controller, putting Riverside County in “unnecessary financial risk.” I’m the auditor for a non-profit organization, and I serve on auditing committees for several government agencies – I’m well equipped to serve as Riverside County’s Auditor-Controller. I will restore trust, accountability, and ethical leadership when it’s most needed.
As a local auditor, mayor, and businessman, I’ve delivered results. I’ve fought fraud, waste, and abuse, and I always act with the highest integrity. I’m a taxpayer watchdog - I’ve balanced budgets, improved government efficiency, and increased transparency and accountability in local government.
As your Auditor-Controller, I will:
· Restore accountability and ethical leadership
· Stop wasteful spending
· Be a taxpayer advocate
a · Return money due to the people
We need a change in the Auditor-Controller’s office, that’s why I’ve earned endorsements from local leaders and organizations across Riverside County, including:
· All 28 mayors in Riverside County
· All five members of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Please join the broad coalition of taxpayers, elected officials, businesspeople, labor, veterans, educators, public safety, healthcare workers, and seniors in voting for Ben J. Benoit for Auditor-Controller.
I respectfully ask for your vote.
ABOUT BEN
After Growing up in the Coachella Valley, Ben J. Benoit moved to the previously Unincorporated area of Wildomar in Southwest Riverside County in 2006. A small business owner, Ben joined the Wildomar Chamber and Rotary club. He soon realized Southwest Riverside County is a wonderful community to call home.
Ben’s public service career began when he was asked to serve as a Planning Commissioner by a Wildomar City Council Member. Shortly after, Ben was encouraged by several community leaders to run for City Council. In 2010 he won a seat on the City Council and, after being sworn in at his first meeting in 2011, he was asked to serve as Wildomar’s Mayor Pro Tem during his first year in office.
Benoit stepped up both locally and regionally, proudly serving as the City’s representative on the Riverside County Transportation Commission, Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority, Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency, Western Regional Council of Governments, and the Southern California Association of Governments. In 2012, with the retirement of Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge, Ben was unanimously elected by the Riverside County Mayors to represent all the Cities of Riverside County at the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Over the past decade, with the support of his colleagues, Benoit has served as Mayor for his city four times, with his most recent term starting in 2022. Benoit also served as the Chair of several boards and committees and he is currently serving as Chair of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
On all the boards and commissions Ben has served on, he has made it a priority to serve on financial committees and audit committees. Ben recognized early on that ensuring the financial health and well-being of the taxpayer-supported entities he served on is the most effective way for those organizations to serve their communities.
Shortly after losing his father, Supervisor John J. Benoit, to cancer in late 2016, Ben took on a new job as the Vice-President of Public Affairs for the California Apartment Association. The association is a statewide organization that he proudly represents in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties. His tireless efforts working with the cities and counties of the Inland Empire on housing policy have garnered the respect of Supervisors, Mayors, and Councilmembers across both counties.
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ENDORSEMENTS
Riverside Sheriff's Association
Riverside Deputy District Attorneys Association
Riverside Police Officers’ Association
Palm Springs Police Officers' Association
Corona Police Officers Association
Murrieta Police Officers' Association
Cal Fire Riverside Local 2881
Riverside City Firefighters Association
Murrieta Firefighters Association
Hemet Fire Fighters Association
Inland Empire Taxpayers Association
Inland Valley Association of Realtors
East Valley Association of Realtors
Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors
California Desert Association of Realtors
Building Industry Association
NAIOP Inland Empire Chapter
Service Employees International Union Local 721
Carpenters Local Union 909
Congressman Ken Calvert
Senator Richard Roth
Senator Melissa Melendez
Senator Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh
Assemblymember Chad Mayes Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto
Sheriff Chad Bianco
District Attorney Mike Hestrin
Supervisor Karen Spiegel
Supervisor Kevin Jeffries
Supervisor V. Manuel Perez
Supervisor Chuck Washington
Supervisor Jeff Hewitt
Supervisor John Tavaglione (ret.)
Supervisor Marion Ashley (ret.)
Senator Jeff Stone (ret.)
Supervisor Tom Mullen (ret.)
Banning Mayor Kyle Pingree
Banning Mayor Pro-Tem Colleen Wallace Beaumont Mayor Lloyd White
Beaumont Councilmember Rey SJ Santos Beaumont Councilmember David Fenn
Blythe Mayor Dale Reynolds
Blythe Council Member Joey DeConinck
Calimesa Mayor Bill Davis
Calimesa Mayor Pro-Tem Linda Molina
Cathedral City Mayor Ernesto M. Gutierrez
Cathedral City Councilmember Raymond Gregory
Canyon Lake Mayor Jeremy Smith
Canyon Lake Mayor Pro-Tem Larry Greene Canyon Lake Councilmember Kasey Castillo Canyon Lake Councilmember Dale Welty
Canyon Lake Councilmember Jennifer Dain
Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez
Corona Mayor Wes Speake
Corona Councilmember Tom Richins
Corona Mayor Dick Haley (ret.)
Corona Mayor S.R. "AL" Lopez (ret.)
Desert Hot Springs Mayor Scott Matas
Desert Hot Springs Mayor Pro-Tem Gary Gardner
Desert Hot Springs Councilmember Russell Betts
Eastvale Mayor Clint Lorimore
Eastvale Mayor Pro Tem Todd Rigby
Eastvale Councilmember Brandon Plott
Eastvale Councilmember Christian Dinco
Lake Elsinore Mayor Timothy Sheridan
Lake Elsinore Mayor Pro-Tem Natasha Johnson
Lake Elsinore Councilmember Brian Tisdale
Lake Elsinore Councilmember Steve Manos
Hemet Mayor Malcolm Lilienthal
Hemet Mayor Pro-Tem Karlee Meyer
Hemet Councilmember Linda Krupa
Indio Mayor Waymond Fermon
Indio Councilmember Lupe Ramos Amith
Indio Councilmember Glen Miller
Indian Wells Mayor Dana Reed
Indian Wells Councilmember Greg Sanders
Jurupa Valley Mayor Chris Barajas
Jurupa Valley Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Altamirano Jurupa Valley Councilmember Lorena Barajas Jurupa Valley Councilmember Guillermo Silva Jurupa Valley Councilmember Brian Berkson
Jurupa Valley Mayor Micheal Goodland (ret.)
La Quinta Mayor Linda Evans
La Quinta Mayor Pro-Tem Robert Radi
La Quinta Councilmember Steve Sanchez
La Quinta Councilmember Kathleen Fitzpatrick
La Quinta Councilmember John Pena
Moreno Valley Mayor Yxstian Gutierrez
Moreno Valley Councilmember Ed Delgado
Menifee Mayor Bill Zimmerman
Menifee Mayor Pro Tem Dean Deines
Menifee Councilmember Lesa Sobek
Menifee Councilmember Matt Liesemeyer
Murrieta Mayor Jonathan Ingram
Murrieta Mayor Pro-Tem Lisa DeForest
Murrieta Councilmember Lori Stone
Murrieta Councilmember Randon Lane (ret.)
Murrieta Councilmember Scott Vinton (ret.)
Norco Mayor Greg Newton
Norco Councilmember Kevin Bash
Norco Councilmember Ted Hoffman
Palm Desert Mayor Jan Harnik
Palm Desert Mayor Pro-Tem Sabby Jonathan
Palm Desert Councilmember Gina Nestande Palm Desert Councilmember Kathleen Kelly Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton
Perris Mayor Michael Vargas
Perris Mayor Pro-Tem David Starr Rabb
Rancho Mirage Mayor Ted Weill
Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey (ret.)
Riverside Mayor Ron O. Loveridge (ret.)
Riverside Councilmember Chuck Conder Riverside Councilmember Steve Hemenway Riverside Councilmember Gaby Plascencia Riverside Councilmember Jim Perry
Riverside Councilmember Ronald Fierro
Riverside RCCD Virginia Blumenthal
San Jacinto Mayor Crystal Ruiz
San Jacinto Councilmember Alonso Ledezma
San Jacinto Councilmember Brian E Hawkins
Temecula Mayor Matt Rahn
Temecula Mayor Pro Tem Zac Schwank Temecula Councilmember Maryann Edwards Temecula Councilmember James "Stew" Stewart
Wildomar Mayor Pro-Tem Joseph Morabito
Wildomar Councilmember Ashlee DePhillippo
Wildomar Councilmember Dustin Nigg
Wildomar Councilmember Bridgette Moore
Wildomar Mayor Marsha Swanson (ret.)
Western Municipal Water District D1
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Riverside, CA 92506
Benoit for Auditor-Controller
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