Jon Bennion

Jon Bennion was born and raised in Billings, Montana. He earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Montana.

In 2004, he authored Big Sky Politics, a book on the history of campaigns and elections in Montana. Following a clerkship with a state district judge in Billings, Jon worked for seven years as Director of Government Relations for the Montana Chamber of Commerce.

Jon served at the Montana Department of Justice from 2013 to 2020, eventually serving as Chief Deputy Attorney General. He was hired as Director of Government Relations for The Washington Companies at the beginning of 2021, and was named Executive Director of the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in September of 2024.