Michael Benson

Michael Harry Benson (September 30, 1960 – February 12, 2006) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from the Southwest from 2003 to 2006. A Democrat, Benson also served as the 54th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2003, representing the 13th district from 1999 to 2003, and as the 8th United States Secretary of Energy from 1998 to 1999.

Benson was killed in a home invasion in Washington, D.C., on February 12, 2006. He was reported missing the next morning and was found dead in his bedroom with four gunshot wounds in his head and seven in his chest.