Michael S. Bennett
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| President pro tempore of the Florida Senate | |
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In office November 2010 – November 2012 |
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| President | Mike Haridopolos |
| Preceded by | Mike Fasano |
| Succeeded by | Garrett Richter |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 21st district |
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In office 2002-2012 |
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| Succeeded by | Denise Grimsley |
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January 1, 1945 Brainerd, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Diane M. "Dee" Bennett |
| Profession | President, Aladdin Ward Electric |
| Religion | Baptist |
Michael S. Bennett was a Republican member of the Florida Senate, who has represented the 21st District since 2002. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002.
Bennett was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in November 2000, and was elected to the Senate in November 2002, and re-elected in 2004 and 2008. He represents District 21, which encompasses most of Manatee County, the northern portion of Sarasota County, the western part of DeSoto County, the central part of Charlotte County, and northwestern Lee County.
In 2010, Bennett was named President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Bennett serves as chairman of Community Affairs. In the past, he also chaired the Senate's Policy and Steering Committee on Commerce and Industry.
Bennett's other Senate committee memberships includes Banking and Insurance, Finance and Tax, Health Regulation, Military Affairs and Domestic Security, Policy and Steering Committee on Governmental Operations, Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means, Reapportionment, and Select Committee on Florida's Economy.
Senator Bennett was term limited in 2012, he presently serves as Manatee County Supervisor of Elections.
Bennett moved to Florida in 1955 when he was 10 years old, joining the U.S. Navy in 1963 fresh out of high school, serving four tours during the Vietnam War.
After his military career, Bennett earned his bachelor of arts degree from Drake University in 1975, and his masters of business administration a year later.
He is the president of Aladdin Ward Electric, a company that he has been a part of since 1985.
On November 4, 2008, Bennett was re-elected unopposed to the Florida Senate in a term that ends in 2012 when all senators, by law, are up for re-election. It was one of only six seats out of 21 up for grabs that had no opponent in the general election, and was one of four that went to Republicans.
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