Robin Benning was appointed to the Town Council in November of 2009 and was elected in 2012. He won re-election in 2016 and 2020. Council Member Benning represents Queen Creek on the Central Arizona Governments (CAG) Regional Council and the Pinal Regional Transportation Authority (PRTA) Board. He also serves on the Town's Downtown Arts and Placemaking Advisory Subcommittee. Benning is a graduate of Queen Creek's Citizen Leadership Institute. 

Benning moved to Arizona in 1989 and has worked in Queen Creek since 1997 and lived here since 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of New Mexico, a Master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from Arizona State University, and a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from Arizona State University. He has certificates from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and is a member of the International Code Conference, the National Fire Prevention Association, and the US Green Building Council. In his spare time he enjoys reading, music, theater, travel, sketching, and social media.