Ken Bennett

Ken Bennett
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byKaren Fann
19th Secretary of State of Arizona
In office
January 26, 2009 – January 5, 2015
GovernorJan Brewer
Preceded byJan Brewer
Succeeded byMichele Reagan
President of the Arizona Senate
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byRandall Gnant
Succeeded byTim Bee
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 1999 – January 2007
Preceded byCarol Springer
Succeeded byTom O'Halleran
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Roy Bennett

(1959-08-01) August 1, 1959 (age 65)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationYavapai College
Arizona State University, Tempe (BS)
WebsiteOfficial website

Kenneth Roy Bennett (born August 1, 1959) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a member of the Arizona Senate since 2023. He previously was a member of the state Senate from 1999 to 2007, and president of the state Senate from 2003 to 2007. He was Secretary of State of Arizona from 2009 to 2015. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Arizona in the 2014 and 2018 elections.[1]

  1. ^ Ruelas, Richard. "Ken Bennett, former Secretary of State, to challenge Gov. Doug Ducey in GOP primary". The Arizona Republic.