Jesse Benton is an American political operative, writer, and entrepreneur. He is closely associated with the Paul family, having served as a campaign manager for both Ron Paul and Rand Paul.
Benton served as the campaign manager of Republican Mitch McConnell, until resigning on August 29, 2014, amid rumors surrounding campaign finance allegations during the 2012 presidential election.
On August 5, 2015, Benton was indicted by a grand jury on charges arising from an alleged coverup to conceal the expenditure of campaign money to hire an Iowa politician. Four of the five charges were initially thrown out because of misconduct by the prosecutor. Benton was found not guilty at trial on charges of making false statements.
Benton was subsequently re-indicted and was found guilty of conspiring to cause false records to the Federal Election Commission. He was given two years probation and was pardoned by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020.
Benton was indicted in September 2021 for illegally funneling money he received from a Russian national into the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump. He was convicted on November 17, 2022.
Jesse Benton Children: Meet Caroline Benton
Caroline Benton is the daughter of Jesse Benton.
She was born in 2010 to Jesse Benton and Valori Pyeatt.
Caroline Benton is currently 12 years old.