Chuck Bennett (born 1948) is an American politician who formerly served as mayor of

Salem, Oregon Salem ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County, Oregon, Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river ...

, and is a former state representative.

Biography

Bennett graduated from

Willamette University Willamette University is a private liberal arts college with locations in Salem and Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest college in the Western United States. Originally named the Oregon Institute, the school was an unaffiliated ...

in 1970 and became a journalist. He was later elected to the

Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...

in 1982 (after an unsuccessful 1978 run), and to the Salem city council from Ward 1 in 2006. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2010, losing to

Anna M. Peterson Anna M. Peterson (; born May 30, 1947) is an American politician who served as Mayor of Salem, the state capital of Oregon, from 2011 until 2016. She is married to Edwin J. Peterson, who was Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 198 ...

. Bennett once again ran for mayor in 2016 and won. On October 18, 2022, Bennett announced his resignation as mayor, which took effect on November 2, 2022.

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, who won the election for mayor and was set to take office in 2023, instead took office immediately following Bennett’s leave from office, on November 2, 2022.

Personal life

Bennett and his wife Cherie have 1 child.

References

External links

Campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Chuck 1948 births Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives Living people Mayors of Salem, Oregon Oregon city council members Willamette University alumni