Tom Bennett | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 53rd district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jason Barickman |
Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives from the 106th district | |
In office January 14, 2015 –January 11,2023 | |
Preceded by | Josh Harms |
Succeeded by | Jason Bunting |
Chair of the Parkland College Board of Trustees | |
In office April 18, 2012 –January 14, 2015 | |
Preceded by | James L. Ayers |
Succeeded by | Dana Trimble |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Gibson City,Illinois,U.S. | June 8,1956
Political party | Republican |
Relations | Scott M. Bennett (nephew) |
Residence | Gibson City,Illinois |
Alma mater | Eastern Illinois University (BS) Illinois State University (BS,MBA) N.S.U. (D.B.A.) |
Profession | IT Manager High School Teacher (former) |
Website | https://senatortombennett.com |
Thomas Michael Bennett (born June 8,1956) is a Republican member-designate of the Illinois Senate from the 53rd district. [2] The 53rd district includes all or portions of Bureau,Ford,Grundy,Iroquois,LaSalle,Marshall,McLean,Peoria,Putnam,Tazewell,Will,and Woodford counties in central Illinois. [3]
Prior to his appointment to the Illinois Senate,Bennett represented the 106th district in the Illinois House of Representatives and was Chairman of the Parkland College Board of Trustees.
Bennett is a lifelong resident of Gibson City. He worked at State Farm for 30 years and was previously a teacher at Melvin-Sibley High School. Tom and his wife Kathy,a retired high school teacher,have two children and four grandchildren. His nephew,Scott M. Bennett,represented Champaign–Urbana. [4] An elected member of the Parkland College Board of Trustees,Bennett became the board's chair taking over for James L. Ayers in April 2012. Bennett was succeeded in the role by Dana Trimble. [5] [6] In 2016,he was selected as an elector from Illinois's 16th congressional district who would have been pledged to Donald Trump and Mike Pence had they won Illinois's 20 electoral votes. [7]
At the time,the 106th district included all or parts of Ford,Iroquois,Vermillion,Livingston and Woodford counties. [8] During the 102nd General Assembly,Bennett was a member of the following Illinois House committees: [9]
On January 28,2020,Governor J.B. Prizker appointed Bennett to serve as a member of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission for a term ending June 30,2022. [10] He was not confirmed during the 101st General Assembly and his appointment was carried over to the 102nd General Assembly for consideration. [11]
After the resignation of Jason Barickman,Bennett was appointed to succeed Barickman as Senator from the 53rd district for the 103rd General Assembly. [2] Bennett is not running for reelection in the 2024 general election. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Bennett | 26,349 | 80.2 | |
Democratic | William Nutter | 6,516 | 19.8 | |
Total votes | 32,865 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Bennett | 41,047 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 32,865 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Bennett | 32,952 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 32,952 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Bennett | 45,477 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 45,477 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Bennett | 34,652 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 34,652 | 100.0 |
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