Ken Bennett

Ken Bennett
19th Secretary of State of Arizona
In office January 26, 2009 – January 5, 2015
Governor	Jan Brewer
Preceded by	Jan Brewer
Succeeded by	Michele Reagan
President of the Arizona Senate
In office January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded by	Randall Gnant
Succeeded by	Tim Bee
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 30th district
In office January 1999 – January 2007
Personal details
Born	(1959-08-01) August 1, 1959 (age 57) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jeanne Tenney
Children	3
Alma mater	Yavapai College Arizona State University
Religion	Mormonism
Website	bennettarizona.com

Ken Bennett (born August 1, 1959) is a Republican politician and businessman who served as president of the Arizona Senate, and served as the 19th Secretary of State of Arizona, from 2009 to 2015.

Ken Bennett was born in Tucson, Arizona. His parents moved to Prescott shortly thereafter, where he was raised and later graduated from Prescott High School. Upon graduation, Bennett served a two-year mission in southern Japan, and remains an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In 1981, he graduated from Yavapai College under the President’s Scholarship. He then transferred to Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, graduating with Bachelor’s in Accounting.

Bennett began work for Bennett Oil Company, a fuel distribution business in northern Arizona, in 1984. Initially working in finance, Bennett was eventually hired as the Chief Executive Officer, where he remained until 2006.

In addition, he sits on the Board of Directors for Global Building Systems Inc., a sustainable building systems company, as well as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Bennett was elected to the Prescott City Council in 1985 and served as Mayor Pro Tem in 1988. He was appointed to the Arizona State Board of Education in 1992, serving as president in 1996 and 1998.

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