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| − | '''Robert Foster Bennett''', born September 18, 1933 (age {{age|1933|9|18}}), is a [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Utah]]. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1992 after serving as chief executive officer at for the [[United States Department of Transportation]].<Ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000382</ref> Over the course of the current Congress, Bennett has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 88% of the time during the current Congress.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000382/</ref> He is | + | '''Robert Foster Bennett''', born September 18, 1933 (age {{age|1933|9|18}}), is a [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Utah]]. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1992 after serving as chief executive officer at for the [[United States Department of Transportation]].<Ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000382</ref> Over the course of the current Congress, Bennett has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 88% of the time during the current Congress.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/b000382/</ref>. |
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| + | In May of 2010, Bennett failed to garner the support of the 40 percent of the delegates he needed in order to win the right to appear on the primary ballot. He finished third and last behind a businessman and a [[Tea Party Movement]]-sympathetic attorney. He therefore will be leaving the Senate after this session of Congress is ended.<ref name=reuters>http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6472DK20100508?type=politicsNews</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:36, May 8, 2010
| Bob Bennett | |||
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| U.S. Senator from Utah From: January 5, 1993-present | |||
| Predecessor | Jake Garn | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Joyce McKay | ||
| Religion | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
Robert Foster Bennett, born September 18, 1933 (age 93), is a Republican United States Senator from Utah. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1992 after serving as chief executive officer at for the United States Department of Transportation.[1] Over the course of the current Congress, Bennett has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 88% of the time during the current Congress.[2].
In May of 2010, Bennett failed to garner the support of the 40 percent of the delegates he needed in order to win the right to appear on the primary ballot. He finished third and last behind a businessman and a Tea Party Movement-sympathetic attorney. He therefore will be leaving the Senate after this session of Congress is ended.[3]