I have done things politically, and I've been running a business at the same time, but I sort of joke that to some extent I do more than most legislators have done in their whole careers, and I've been doing it as a part-time job.

The company grew to have over $1. As Governor Benson puCraig Bensond for state agencies to institute across-the-board budget reductions and used a custom made extra large "VETO" stamp to reject a state budget he thought was too large. "It's to remind people we're here to get in and do our business and get out" he explained.

Craig R. Benson first came to public attention by founding Cabletron Systems now known as Enterasys Networks that became one of the largest employers in New Hampshire.