Gerald 'Jerry' Bennett (born August 15, 1956) was an American politician and businessman who was a member of the
Montana House of Representatives
The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years.
Composition of the House
:''67th Legislature – 2021†...
for the 1st district from 2009 to 2017.
Early life
Bennett was born in
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the po ...
. His grandfather and father lived in
Lincoln County, Montana
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. In 1974, Bennett graduated from
Libby High School
The former Libby High School is a building in Libby, Montana, US added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2008.
According to the filing documents:
The historic Libby High School stands at the southeast corner of Mineral ...
in
Libby, Montana
Libby is a city in northwestern Montana, United States and the county seat of Lincoln County. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census.
Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularl ...
.
Career
Bennett has worked for companies including St. Regis Paper Co.,
W.R. Grace
William Russell Grace (May 10, 1832 – March 21, 1904) was an Irish-American politician, the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City, and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company.
Early life
Grace was born in Ireland in Riverstown near the ...
, Taylor Logging, Sunrise Rental, Valley Motor and S.J. Orr Service. As a businessman, he owned and operated a septic service and portable toilet rental business.
On November 4, 2008, Bennett won the election and became a
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of Montana house of representatives for District 1, which includes Libby. He defeated Eileen J. Carney and Freeman W. Johnson with 59.65% of the votes.
On November 2, 2010, as an incumbent, he won the election and continued representing District 1 by defeating Eileen J. Carney with 71.34% of the votes.
On November 6, 2012, as an incumbent, he won the election unopposed. On November 4, 2014, he won the election again and defeated Donald Coats with 75.68% of the votes.
Bennett was a majority whip during the 2015–2016 session.
On November 8, 2016, Bennett was elected as a member of
Lincoln County Commission for the 2nd district. He defeated Rhoda Cargill.
Personal life
Bennett's wife is Malia Bennett. They have two children, Coby and Amy. Bennett and his family live in Libby, Montana.
See also
*
Montana House of Representatives, District 1
References
External links
Gerald Bennettat ''Ballotpedia''
''Our Campaigns''
Jerry Bennettat Montana Republican Legislative Campaign Committee website
Jerry Bennett mentioned as logging for Taylor Logging in Russell D. Remp's obituaryat ''schnackenbergfh.com''
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1956 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
People from Fairbanks, Alaska
People from Libby, Montana