<P> Ben remains city manager, and is planning the Pawnee Bicentennial . This, along with greatly improving the economy of Pawnee, gets him the award for Man of the Year . He and Leslie have triplets, two boys and one girl, whom they have named Stephen, Wesley, and Sonia . In The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show, Ben was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by His Royal Excellence Lord Edgar Darby Covington, 14th Earl of Cornwall - Upon - Thames and 29th Baron of Hertfordshire . After being contacted by Jennifer Barkley, and with Leslie's full support, he decides to run for Congress in 2018 . While campaigning, he earns IOW's Woman of the Year award for giving Leslie room to speak her mind instead of reading scripted speeches . Through a series of flash - forwards in the final episode, it is revealed that Ben's congressional campaign was successful and is now a representative from Indiana for the House of Representatives . In 2025, he and Leslie are both given the opportunity to run as Governor of Indiana, Ben ultimately decides to let Leslie run (which she wins). By 2048, it is implied that at least one of them has been elected President of the United States, with Ben wearing a flag lapel pin and being acknowledged first by someone who appeared to be a member of the Secret Service . </P> <P> Adam Scott departed from his leading role on the Starz comedy television series Party Down to accept the role of Ben Wyatt on Parks and Recreation . Parks and Recreation was one of Scott's favorite shows even before he took the role . When he accepted a role on Parks and Recreation, it was unclear whether Party Down would be renewed for a third season, and Scott said, "I couldn't pass up the opportunity on Parks and Rec for a show that could possibly not exist anymore ." Although Party Down co-creator Rob Thomas said he believed the show could continue without Scott, and that the actor would continue to make guest appearances on the show, Party Down was cancelled just three months after Scott departed . Series co-creator Michael Schur said when the Ben Wyatt character was conceived, Scott was considered the "dream scenario" casting choice . As part of Scott's contract with the series, he also signed a first look deal to develop television projects for NBC . </P> <P> Scott first appeared in Parks and Recreation starting in the penultimate second - season episode, "The Master Plan", the same episode Rob Lowe joined the regular cast as Chris Traeger . The idea of a character trying to rebuild a government career following a humiliating public failure was one of the original ideas for the protagonist of Parks and Recreation . The idea was ultimately abandoned in favor of Leslie Knope's character, but those early ideas were ultimately incorporated into Ben Wyatt . Ben's role as a state auditor, and Pawnee's subsequent budget problems, were conceived from global economic crisis and news reports about government services getting shut down around the country . Scott described his character as "someone who jumped in on a moving train" in trying to integrate with the other characters . Ben was expected to become a love interest for Leslie Knope from his earliest conception . In addition to the growing relationship between Leslie and Ben, one of the biggest story arcs for season three was Ben's growing love of the city of Pawnee, which coincided with his romantic feelings for Leslie . Schur described Ben's character as one who never had a firm sense of home due to the excessive amount of traveling with his job, but who gradually grew to appreciate Pawnee due to the optimism and enthusiasm Leslie has for her job . </P> <P> The character received extremely positive reviews from critics and audiences alike . </P>

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