Full Name:
Linda 'Lin' Bennett
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Ed; 3 Children: Dan, Mike, Jim; 7 Grandchildren
Birth Date:
02/09/1954
Birth Place:
Wassertrudingen, Germany
Home City:
Charleston, SC
Attended, Essex Community College
Attended, University of Maryland
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 114, 2016-2022
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 114, 2020
Former Member, Rules Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on K-12, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Motor Vehicles, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Manager, Student Support, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, 1998-2014
Manager, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Primus Student Support Services, 1998-2013
Contractor, Department of Defense, 1982-1998
Member, Ducks Unlimited
Member, National Rifle Association
Member, Patriots Point Development Authority Board, 2010-2016
Chair, Charleston County Republican Party, 2007-2013
First Vice Chair, South Carolina Republican Party, 2011-2013
Member, Charleston Neighborhood Commission, 2010-2012
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2012
Chaplain/Vice President, Sea Island Republican Women, 2005-2011
Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2008
Co-Chair, Victory for Charleston County Republican Party, 2004, 2006
Chair, Sea Island Republican Women Campaign Committee, 2002-2004
Awards:
2013 Palmetto Elephant Award, 2008 Katon Dawson Award
Father's Name:
Hank
Favorite Quote:
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
Margaret Thatcher
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
Margaret Thatcher
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
Margaret Thatcher
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
Ronald Reagan
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money,
Margaret Thatcher
The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
Ronald Reagan
Mother's Name:
Frieda
Number of Grandchildren:
7