Ken Bennett

Ken Bennett

Republican Party

Arizona State Senate District 1

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Karen Fann

Prior offices

Arizona State Board of Education

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Arizona State Senate District 1

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Arizona Secretary of State

Successor: Michele Reagan

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Compensation

Base salary

$24,000/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $251.66.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Prescott High School, 1977

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 1984

Personal

Birthplace

Tucson, Ariz.

Religion

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Profession

CEO

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Twitter

Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

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Ken Bennett (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Bennett (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 1. He lost in the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.

Bennett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Bennett was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Arizona. He was defeated by Paul Babeu in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016. Bennett ran for governor in 2014 and was defeated by Doug Ducey in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014.

Bennett was the Arizona Secretary of State from 2009 to 2015. Bennett, a Republican, was first appointed to the position by former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) in January 2009. Brewer served as the secretary of state prior to the resignation of former Governor Janet Napolitano (D). He won election to a full four-year term as secretary in 2010 and was barred by term limits from seeking re-election in 2014.

Biography

Ken Bennett was born in Tucson, Arizona. Bennett graduated from Prescott High School in 1977. He earned a B.S. in accounting from Arizona State University in 1984. Bennett's career experience includes working as the CEO of Bennett Oil Company, as a missionary in southern Japan, and with companies dealing with energy technologies. Bennett has served on the Education Leaders Council, the Arizona State Board of Education, and the Arizona State Charters School Board.

Political career

Arizona Secretary of State (2009-2015)

See also: Ballotpedia Q&A with Bennett

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

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

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.

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Bennett was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Education Committee, Chair
• Senate Elections Committee, Vice Chair
• Joint Committee on Capital Review
• Joint Legislative Budget Committee

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Elections

2024

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 1

Mark Finchem defeated Mike Fogel in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Finchem (R)	64.6	56,289
		Mike Fogel (D)	35.4	30,824

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 87,113
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 1

Mike Fogel advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 1 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Fogel	100.0	17,334

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,334
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1

Mark Finchem defeated incumbent Ken Bennett and Steve Zipperman in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Finchem	48.4	26,660
		Ken Bennett	33.3	18,356
		Steve Zipperman	18.3	10,081

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,097
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Endorsements

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To view Bennett's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bennett in this election.

2022

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 1

Ken Bennett defeated Mike Fogel in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Bennett (R)	67.2	82,234
		Mike Fogel (D)	32.8	40,056

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122,290
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 1

Mike Fogel advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Fogel	100.0	20,939

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,939
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1

Ken Bennett defeated Steve Zipperman in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Bennett	50.2	28,357
		Steve Zipperman	49.8	28,101

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,458
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anne Marie Ward (R)
• Noel Campbell (R)

2018

See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Arizona

Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated David Garcia and Angel Torres in the general election for Governor of Arizona on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Ducey (R)	56.0	1,330,863
		David Garcia (D)	41.8	994,341
		Angel Torres (G)	2.1	50,962

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,376,166 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Noah Dyer (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona

David Garcia defeated Steve Farley and Kelly Fryer in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Garcia	50.6	255,555
		Steve Farley	32.3	163,072
		Kelly Fryer	17.2	86,810

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 505,437 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Arizona

Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated Ken Bennett in the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Ducey	70.7	463,672
		Ken Bennett	29.3	191,775

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 655,447 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Libertarian primary election

No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Barry J. Hess (L)
• Merissa Hamilton (L)
• Jeff Funicello (L)
• Kevin McCormick (L)

2016

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Arizona's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick (D) chose not to seek re-election to pursue a U.S. Senate bid. Tom O'Halleran (D) defeated Paul Babeu (R), Kim Allen (L write-in), and Ray Parrish (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Babeu defeated Ken Bennett, Gary Kiehne, Wendy Rogers, Shawn Redd, and David Gowan in the Republican primary, while O'Halleran defeated Miguel Olivas to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom O'Halleran	50.7%	142,219
	Republican	Paul Babeu	43.4%	121,745
	Green	Ray Parrish	6%	16,746
Total Votes				280,710
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Babeu	30.8%	19,533
Gary Kiehne	23.4%	14,854
Wendy Rogers	22.4%	14,222
Ken Bennett	16.7%	10,578
Shawn Redd	3.3%	2,098
David Gowan	3.3%	2,091
Total Votes		63,376
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom O'Halleran	58.8%	30,833
Miguel Olivas	41.2%	21,632
Total Votes		52,465
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Bennett was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."

2014

See also: Arizona Gubernatorial election, 2014

Barred by term limits from running for re-election as secretary of state, Bennett began laying the groundwork for a 2014 bid to replace term-limited Republican incumbent Gov. Jan Brewer back in 2011. He redirected his 2010 campaign website to Bennett2014.com, through which his campaign committee got an early start organizing events, volunteers and fundraising. Bennett formed an exploratory committee for the open-seat governor's race in the summer of 2013 and finally declared his candidacy on September 18, 2013. Per Arizona election law, the outgoing secretary of state was required to wait until 2014 to file for the election, which he did in April. He did not win the Republican nomination in the primary on August 26, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Primary election - August 26, 2014

Governor of Arizona Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Doug Ducey	37.2%	200,607
Scott Smith	22.1%	119,107
Christine Jones	16.7%	89,922
Ken Bennett	11.5%	62,010
Andrew Thomas	8.1%	43,822
Frank Riggs	4.5%	24,168
Mike Aloisi (Write-in)	0%	27
Alice Lukasik (Write-in)	0%	27
Total Votes		539,690
Election results via Arizona Secretary of State.

2010

See also: Arizona Secretary of State election, 2010

• 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary

• Ken Bennett ran unopposed in this contest

Arizona Secretary of State, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ken Bennett Incumbent	60.1%	966,934
	Democratic	Chris Deschene	39.9%	641,131
Total Votes				1,608,065
Election results via Arizona Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Ken Bennett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bennett's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a fifth generation Arizonan - born in Tucson and raised in Prescott, where I still reside. I've been married to my wife, Jeanne, for 42 years. We have three grown children and four grandchildren. My degree is in accounting from Arizona State University, and I was CEO of our family business for over 20 years. I have also served on several boards of directors for various companies and organizations. I am an Eagle Scout and began my public service on the Prescott City Council from 1985-89. I served on the Arizona State Board of Education from 1991-1998 and was elected to serve in the Arizona State Senate from 1999-2007. I was President of the Senate from 2003-2007. I served as Arizona's 19th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2015. I was elected again to the State Senate in 2022 and serve as Chair of the Education Committee, Vice-Chair of the Elections Committee and a member of the Appropriations Committee.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• SECURITY Secure our country's borders. Secure our elections. Secure our God-given rights. Secure the life and well-being of our most vulnerable. Secure our economy and provide opportunity for all. Secure our State finances.
• TRANSPARENCY Make government open and transparent to it citizens. Transparent and verifiable elections. Transparency and choice in our education systems. Transparency in government spending and taxation to keep government within it Constitutional limits.
• ACCOUNTABILITY Government serves the people, NOT the other way around. Make government more efficient and effective.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education - Elections - Public Safety - Economy - State Finances - Natural Resources

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

An attitude of servant-leadership.
Humility and a willingness to listen and learn.
Integrity and honesty.
Respect for individual rights and limited government.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Honesty
Constituent Service
Tenacity
Finding common ground to make government work better

What legacy would you like to leave?

A legacy of being a statesman, not a politician.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was cleaning a self-serve car wash that our family had across the street from my elementary school. Each afternoon I had to collect the quarters and tokens to make a deposit, clean the wash bay, and restock the system with soap and wax and other supplies. It taught me accountability and reliability.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Handel's Hallelujah Chorus

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

Constructive Tension

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Border Security
Election Integrity
Education choice and academic focus
Financial stability
Economic Opportunity

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Yes, especially at local levels so they have respect for local control.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Absolutely. Arizona is evenly divided with voters about 1/3 Republican, 1/3 Independent and 1/3 Democrat/other. The Legislature is narrowly controlled by Republicans by only one vote in the Senate and House, while the Governor is Democrat. Without compromising my fundamental principles, it is necessary to build working relationships with every colleague possible.

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Jon Kyl, former US Senator from Arizona

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

No.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Many of the most powerful stories to me have involved parents finding successful answers to their children's educational needs through school choice.

Should the legislature oversee or grant the use of emergency powers?

Yes. Our Republic was founded on principles of divided responsibilities with checks and balances between each branch of government.

What is the first bill you would introduce if elected?

Election integrity and public verification.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Please see website www.kenbennettforsenate.com

What committees interest you?

Education
Elections
Appropriations
Natural Resources
Finance

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

See above.

Do you support or oppose changes to the current state ballot initiative process? If so, what kind of changes would you consider?

Generally support. I would support changes to make it more Arizona citizen-based instead of out of state special interests and money.

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2022

Ken Bennett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

The themes below were taken from Bennett's 2018 campaign website.

Why I’m Running for Governor

As you’ve likely heard, I am running to be Governor of Arizona in the Republican primary. Why? There are several reasons to run but the final straw was after months of Ducey saying there was no way the state of Arizona could afford a 20% increase for teachers throughout the state he suddenly flip flopped and said we could. Ducey’s education plan Prop123 failed and when he was confronted he panicked and rushed out a new bad plan.

Ducey’s new bad budget is unsustainable and pretty much all agree it is only a matter of when Arizona will be $1 billion in debt. His accounting tricks include sweeping funds from departments, carryforwards and even new taxes (a Ducey ‘fee’). He is increasing the Medicaid Expansion tax so he can sweep it to pay for teacher salaries. How can one believe he wants a repeal of Obamacare when such a repeal would put the state into a financial crisis? And he likes that idea so much he is copying it over at the Department of Transportation – letting them increase a fee so he can sweep that also!

• I will put Arizona back on a fiscally sound track by doing the following:
• Base revenue projections on the ‘average’ amount and eliminate one time funding and rollovers.
• Have $1 billion in the rainy day fund.
• Reform the tax code system with a flatter, lower, broader base system that will flow with the economic cycles. debt.
• Demand a structurally balanced budget.

2016

Campaign website

Bennett's campaign website stated the following:

“	Federal Budget: America’s financial house is a mess! We cannot continue down the path of reckless spending and borrowing that jeopardizes the futures of our children and grandchildren. The federal budget is at a critical breaking point, with our current annual spending 600 billion dollars more than our income. The national debt is $19 trillion and grows by almost $2 billion each day. Our future unfunded liabilities are at least $100 trillion. This is unsustainable. Americans couldn’t run our household budgets this way and it’s time to stop the way the federal government has been running theirs! Pro Life: Life is a God-given gift. We must stand up for the sanctity of life. Unborn children are the most vulnerable members of our society, and therefore require our greatest responsibility to protect. Second Amendment: The right to keep and bear arms for the use and defense of oneself and family is God-given. It’s not granted to us by the 2nd Amendment, it’s protected by it. I am a Lifetime Member of the NRA and I will always stand for defending our gun rights and their responsible ownership and use. The use of guns by a few to commit heinous acts is tragic, but our response should be to improve our mental health system, not to restrict the gun rights of law abiding citizens. Smaller Government: The federal government has gotten too big, too powerful and too costly. The heavy hand of government has its fingers in the way we do business, protect our families, live our lives and manage our land. We have an IRS that puts its foot on the throats of our small businesses and an EPA that is currently wreaking havoc on our rural communities. Our country was founded on the belief that limited government works best for the people. It is truly sad how we have gone in the opposite direction by letting government into every facet of our lives. We must get back to the principles of limited government if our country and economy is going to have a chance to get back on track. Pro Business: Growing our economy and creating jobs is a top priority. America works when Americans are working! There are more people in the U.S. not working today than almost any other time in history, and in rural areas including much of CD-1, citizens are the hardest hit. It is critical we get Americans back to work so they can provide for their families.	”
—Ken Bennett's campaign website (2016)

Campaign finance summary

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Ken Bennett campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Arizona State Senate District 1	Lost primary	$45,156	$7,837
2022	Arizona State Senate District 1	Won general	$126,787	$118,763
2014	Arizona Governor	Lost	$786,082	N/A**
2010	Arizona Secretary of State	Won	$483,618	N/A**
2004	Arizona State Senate District 1	Won	$30,775	N/A**
2002	Arizona State Senate District 1	Won	$49,232	N/A**
2000	Arizona State Senate District 1	Won	$17,950	N/A**
1998	Arizona State Senate District 1	Won	$34,511	N/A**
1996	Arizona House of Representatives District 1	Lost	$4,647	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Arizona

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2023

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Preceded by Karen Fann (R)	Arizona State Senate District 1 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Arizona Secretary of State 2009-2015	Succeeded by Michele Reagan (R)
Preceded by -	Arizona State Senate District 1 1999-2007	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Arizona State Board of Education 1992-1998	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Arizona State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Warren Petersen

Majority Leader:Sonny Borrelli

Minority Leader:Denise Epstein

Senators

District 1

Ken Bennett (R)

District 2

Shawnna Bolick (R)

District 3

John Kavanagh (R)

District 4

Christine Marsh (D)

District 5

Lela Alston (D)

District 6

Theresa Hatathlie (D)

District 7

Wendy Rogers (R)

District 8

Juan Mendez (D)

District 9

Eva Burch (D)

District 10

David Farnsworth (R)

District 11

Catherine Miranda (D)

District 12

Denise Epstein (D)

District 13

Javan Mesnard (R)

District 14

Warren Petersen (R)

District 15

Jake Hoffman (R)

District 16

Thomas Shope (R)

District 17

Justine Wadsack (R)

District 18

Priya Sundareshan (D)

District 19

David Gowan (R)

District 20

Sally Gonzales (D)

District 21

Rosanna Gabaldón (D)

District 22

Eva Diaz (D)

District 23

Brian Fernandez (D)

District 24

Anna Hernandez (D)

District 25

Sine Kerr (R)

District 26

Flavio Bravo (D)

District 27

Anthony Kern (R)

District 28

Frank Carroll (R)

District 29

Janae Shamp (R)

District 30

Sonny Borrelli (R)

Republican Party (16)

Democratic Party (14)