Lin Bennett

Linda Bennett (born February 9, 1954) is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 114th District, serving since 2016.[1] She is a member of the Republican party.[2]

Lin Bennett
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 114th district
Assumed office
November 14, 2016
Preceded byMary Tinkler
Personal details
Born (1954-02-09) February 9, 1954
Wassertrüdingen, Germany
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
Essex Community College

In an interview in December 2013, Bennett said of restaurant workers: "If [working in a restaurant] is your lifetime job, God help us. If your lifetime goal is to get up everyday and slap a burger on a bun and give it to someone- you have no life. You don't ever deserve to make anything."[3]

In March 2019, Bennett caused controversy after she posted a misleading photo of Democratic congressman Joe Cunningham (SC-01) on social media.[4][5]

Electoral history
South Carolina House of Representatives District 114
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2016 General Election[6] Lin Bennett 11,576 60.7% Bob Aubin 7,487 39.3%
2018 General Election[7] Lin Bennett (i) 8,619 52.5% Dan Jones 7,153 43.6% Melissa Couture 633 3.9% Others/Write-in 6 0.0%

References
  1. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. Raskin, Hanna. "SC lawmaker takes heat from food-and-beverage industry as foe uses her 2013 comments in ad". Post and Courier. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. Griffin, Brooke (March 4, 2019). "SC representative causes controversy after social media post of Cunningham picture". live5news.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. Byrd, Caitlin (March 5, 2019). "SC lawmaker causes social media stir after sharing misleading photo of Rep. Cunningham". postandcourier.com. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  6. "SC - 2016 Election Results - House Dist 114 General". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. "SC - 2018 Election Results - House Dist 114 General". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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