Paul Benson received his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Texas at Arlington and has served as faculty association President and Senate Chair at Tarrant County Community College. Professor Benson has worked as a journalist covering municipal politics, has been a Texas state party delegate since 1984, and recently authored an article on teaching government over the Internet for a monograph published by ITC. In addition to teaching, he runs a political consulting and campaign business with his wife, Carolyn.