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Lin Bennett's Biography

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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

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