Benton G. Sawrey

Benton Sawrey is an attorney and a partner at Narron Wenzel, P.A. He was born in Johnston County, North Carolina, and graduated from Smithfield-Selma Senior High School. He earned a B.A. in political science from North Carolina State University in 2009 and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2013. Before his election to the Senate, he served on the Johnston Community College Board of Trustees, as president of the Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation, and as board treasurer of the Partnership for Children of Johnston County. He assumed office as State Senator for District 10 on January 1, 2023. He and his family live in Clayton.