John Beno

John Beno
Beno during his time in the Colorado State Senate
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 12, 1983  January 14, 1987
Preceded byRegis Groff
Succeeded byLarry E. Trujillo Sr.
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 9, 1979  January 12, 1983
Preceded byRay Kogovsek
Succeeded byMartha Ezzard
Personal details
Born
John Richardson Beno

(1931-11-13)November 13, 1931
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 2000(2000-12-05) (aged 69)
Pueblo, Colorado
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePueblo, Colorado
EducationIowa State University, Loras College, Creighton University, Loyola University Chicago, Iliff School of Theology, the University of Denver, and St. Thomas Seminary
ProfessionCatholic priest, politician

John Beno (November 13, 1931  December 5, 2000) was a Catholic priest and Democratic Party politician from Colorado, U.S. He served two terms in the Colorado Senate, totaling eight years, from January 1979 to January 1987. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1959 and served as a priest in several southern Colorado communities, chiefly in Pueblo.