Larry Benoit concluded a thirty-year career in congressional service. Larry began his career with U. S. Rep. Peter Kyros, served as Senior Field Representative to Senator Edmund Muskie, Chief Field Representative to Senator George Mitchell, and Chief of Staff to U.S. Rep. John Baldacci. He was elected Sergeant-At-Arms of the United States Senate in 1994, the primary executive position for the United States Senate, responsible for a budget of $105 million and more than 880 employees. He served as a member of the U.S. Capitol Police Board and was responsible for security of the Senate.

Larry has extensive campaign experience, managing Senator Mitchell's political operations and his successful election campaigns in 1982 and 1988. He supervised John Baldacci's political operations and oversaw his re-election campaigns in 1996, 1998, and 2000.

Most recently, Benoit headed Governor Baldacci's transition into the Blaine House, coordinating all activities leading up to the inaugural, selection of cabinet appointees and important post-inaugural activities, including preparation of the new biennial budget.

Benoit has extensive experience in information technology systems, particularly mission-critical database systems. He has written, implemented, and administered complex client-server database applications. These include financial accounting, correspondence management systems, and voter and volunteer information database applications for Senator Mitchell, Congressman Baldacci, and the Maine Democratic Party.