2012

Ken Bennett endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Arizona State Senate (1999-2007)

Bennett served four terms in the Arizona Senate from 1999-2007. In 2002, Bennett was the Republican floor leader for the Arizona State Senate; from 2003-2007, he served as Senate president. Bennett left the legislature in 2007, having reached the office's four-term term limit.

Arizona House of Representatives (1998-1999)

Bennett was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1998 as the representative of Legislative District 1.

Arizona State Board of Education (1992-1998)

Bennett was appointed to the Arizona State Board of Education in 1992. He served as president in 1996 and again in 1998 before his election to the Arizona State Legislature.

Prescott Municipal Government (1985-1992)

Bennett was elected to the Prescott City Council in 1985. He served as Mayor pro tempore in 1988.

Upon transitioning into the office of Arizona Governor in January 2009, Jan Brewer (R) appointed Bennett to succeed her as secretary of state. Bennett was elected to a full term in 2010.

According to the line of gubernatorial succession in Arizona, the secretary of state takes over the position of governor if it becomes vacant. As of Bennett's time in office, this had happened already five times, most recently with Jan Brewer, who went from secretary of state to governor in 2009 following the mid-term resignation of former Governor Janet Napolitano (D).

Presidential preference

2012

Ken Bennett endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Bennett served four terms in the Arizona Senate from 1999-2007. In 2002, Bennett was the Republican floor leader for the Arizona State Senate; from 2003-2007, he served as Senate president. Bennett left the legislature in 2007, having reached the office's four-term term limit.

Bennett was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 1998 as the representative of Legislative District 1.

Bennett was appointed to the Arizona State Board of Education in 1992. He served as president in 1996 and again in 1998 before his election to the Arizona State Legislature.