Benjamin Straker

Benjamin Straker is originally from Brooklyn, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Baruch College and a master's degree in business administration from Clayton State University. He lives with his two children in Rex, Georgia. 

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Benjamin currently serves as a member of the Clayton County Board of Education for District 9 in Georgia. He was first elected in 2016 and was reelected in 2022.

Benjamin currently works as a community leader and advocate. He previously worked in community outreach and grassroots organizing.

As of March 11, 2026, Benjamin Augustus Straker Sr. did not have a website or any information online.

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