For Immediate Release: Monday, March 23, 2026
Contact: Kerry Mallett, kmallett@seventy.org, 201-669-7943
PHILADELPHIA — Tim Benyo has joined the Committee of Seventy as the Senior Advisor, Election Administration. Tim has more than 20 years of election administration experience, most recently as the Chief Clerk of Elections for Lehigh County.
In this role, he will lead Seventy’s efforts to deepen relationships with election officials and policymakers across Pennsylvania, support poll worker recruitment and training initiatives, and advance key election administration reforms to ensure a free, fair, safe, and secure electoral process for all voters. He will also serve as a resource to partners and stakeholders, helping to guide advocacy efforts and monitor emerging threats to election integrity.
“This is such an important role for the Committee of Seventy, and we are thrilled to have Tim’s expertise in-house,” said Lauren Cristella, President & CEO of the Committee of Seventy. “Tim’s extensive experience will make him an incredible resource for election directors across the Commonwealth, and he will play a key role in our effort to help ensure that elections in PA are free, fair, safe and secure.”
For the last 11 years, Tim has served as the Chairman of the Eastern Association of County Election Personnel, as a member of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Local Leadership Council, many Department of State Committees, the Joint State Government Commission on Voting System Technology and the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Elections Reform Committee. He has often been called to testify in the Pennsylvania House and Senate State Governance Committee Hearings on election procedures.
Tim started his career in the United States Army as an Intelligence Analyst Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division & 7th Special Operations Support Command. After his military service, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue Global University.
Outside of work, Tim owns a small brewery in his hometown of Jim Thorpe in the Pocono Mountains and has been playing bass in a band since college.
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About Committee of Seventy
The Committee of Seventy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has promoted, supported and facilitated government ethics and election integrity for more than a century. Seventy advocates for more free, fair, safe and secure elections and works to ensure that every eligible voter votes, is informed when they vote, and votes with confidence. For more information, visit: https://live-c70.pantheonsite.io/