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| state_senate = Maine
| state_senate = Maine
| district = 19th
| district = 18th
| term_start = December 2, 2020
| term_start = December 7, 2022
| term_end =
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[James Hamper]]
| predecessor = [[Lisa Keim]]
| successor =
| successor =
| office1 = Chairman of the [[Maine Republican Party]]
| state_senate1 = Maine
| term_start1 = July 20, 2013
| district1 = 19th
| term_end1 = January 29, 2017
| term_start1 = December 2, 2020
| predecessor1 = [[Richard Cebra]]
| term_end1 = December 7, 2022
| successor1 = Demi Kouzounas
| predecessor1 = [[James Hamper]]
| successor1 = [[Lisa Keim]]
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| order2 = [[List of Presidents of the Maine Senate|President of the Maine Senate]]
| term_start2 = December 2001
| office2 = Chairman of the [[Maine Republican Party]]
| term_end2 = December 2002
| term_start2 = July 20, 2013
| predecessor2 = [[Mike Michaud]]
| term_end2 = January 29, 2017
| successor2 = [[Beverly Daggett]]
| predecessor2 = [[Richard Cebra]]
| state_senate3 = Maine
| successor2 = Demi Kouzounas
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| order3 = [[List of presidents of the Maine Senate|President of the Maine Senate]]
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| district3 = 25th
| term_start3 = 1996
| term_start3 = December 6, 2001
| term_end3 = 2004
| term_end3 = December 4, 2002
| predecessor3 = Dana C. Hanley
| predecessor3 = [[Mike Michaud]]
| successor3 = [[Kenneth Gagnon]]
| successor3 = [[Beverly Daggett]]
| state_house4 = Maine
| state_senate4 = Maine
| district4 = Norway
| district4 = 25th
| term_start4 = 1990
| term_start4 = December 4, 1996
| term_end4 = 1994
| term_end4 = December 1, 2004
| predecessor4 = Dana C. Hanley
| predecessor4 = [[Dana Hanley]]
| successor4 = [[David Hastings (politician)|David R. Hastings, III]]
| successor4 = [[Kenneth Gagnon]]
| state_house5 = Maine
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| district5 = 50th
| term_start5 = December 5, 1990
| term_end5 = December 7, 1994
| predecessor5 = Joseph G. Walker
| successor5 = Thomas M. Davidson
| party = [[Maine Republican Party|Republican]]
| party = [[Maine Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|05|24|}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|05|24|}}
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| death_place =
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| alma_mater = B.A. from [[Harvard University]] in 1986 (Honors)<br>M.B.A. from [[University of Southern Maine]] in 2000
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] (BA)<br> [[University of Southern Maine]] (MBA)
| profession = Businessman
| profession = President & CEO of ValueEdge Advisors, LLC., Chairman of the Maine Republican Party (Past: CEO of GMI Ratings, Politician)
| spouse = Karen Bennett, 2 Children (Abigail and Nathaniel)
| spouse = Karen Bennett
| children = 2
| residence = [[Oxford, Maine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10747/richard-bennett#.U_y44GPG_Z8|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart}}</ref>
| residence = [[Oxford, Maine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/10747/richard-bennett#.U_y44GPG_Z8|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart}}</ref>
| website = [http://www.bennettformaine.com www.bennettformaine.com]<br>[http://www.gmiratings.com www.gmiratings.com]
| website = [http://www.bennettformaine.com www.bennettformaine.com]
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'''Richard A.''' '''Bennett''' (born May 24, 1963) is an American politician from the state of [[Maine]]. Bennett is the President and CEO of ValueEdge Advisors, a firm he founded in summer 2014 to help institutional investors engage with their portfolio companies. From 2006 to 2014 he served as CEO of The Corporate Library and then Chairman or Vice Chairman of GMI Ratings, its successor company, an independent research firm focusing on corporate governance, director/executive compensation, and forensic accounting. For six years, Bennett was included in the NACD Directorship's "100 most influential people" in the boardroom and corporate governance community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directorship.com/the-2012-nacd-directorship-100/|title=Directorship Magazine|website=www.directorship.com}}</ref>
'''Richard A. Bennett''' (born May 24, 1963) is an American politician from the state of [[Maine]]. Bennett is the president and CEO of ValueEdge Advisors, a firm he founded in summer 2014 to help institutional investors engage with their portfolio companies. From 2006 to 2014 he was CEO of The Corporate Library and then chairman or vice chairman of GMI Ratings, its successor company, an independent research firm focusing on corporate governance, director/executive compensation, and forensic accounting. For six years, Bennett was included in the NACD Directorship's "100 most influential people" in the boardroom and corporate governance community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directorship.com/the-2012-nacd-directorship-100/|title=Directorship Magazine|website=www.directorship.com}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
As a resident of [[Norway, Maine]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legisweb1.mainelegislature.org/wp/senate/educate-and-engage/past-presidents-of-the-senate/richard-a-bennett/|title=Richard A. Bennett at Maine State Senate|publisher=}}</ref> Bennett served as the [[President of the Maine Senate]] as the result of a unique power-sharing agreement between Republicans and [[Democratic Party (U.S.)|Democrats]] predicated on an even split in state senators. The deal gave the presidency to both parties for one year each during each two-year senate term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0GspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dmoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2804,3567977&dq=richard-bennett+maine+senate&hl=en|title=Sun Journal - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>
As a resident of [[Norway, Maine]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legisweb1.mainelegislature.org/wp/senate/educate-and-engage/past-presidents-of-the-senate/richard-a-bennett/|title=Richard A. Bennett at Maine State Senate|publisher=}}</ref> Bennett was the [[president of the Maine Senate]] as the result of a unique power-sharing agreement between Republicans and [[Democratic Party (U.S.)|Democrats]] predicated on an even split in state senators.<ref>https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/LegRec/120/Senate/LegRec_2001-12-06_SP_pS1346-1356.pdf</ref> The deal gave the presidency to both parties for one year each during each two-year senate term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0GspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dmoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2804,3567977&dq=richard-bennett+maine+senate&hl=en|title=Sun Journal - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref>


Bennett served four terms in the Maine Senate, two terms in the Maine House of Representatives, and in 1994 was the Republican nominee for Congress in [[Maine's 2nd congressional district|Maine's second district]], losing to [[John Baldacci]] in a close race. On May 2, 2008, he was elected to a four-year term as Maine's Republican National Committeeman.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}
Bennett served four terms in the Maine Senate and two terms in the Maine House of Representatives.<ref>https://history.mainelegislature.org/Presto/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=KFNlc3Npb25zLkZpcnN0X05hbWU6KFJpY2hhcmQpKSBBTkQgKFNlc3Npb25zLntMYXN0X05hbWV8Tm90ZXN9OihCZW5uZXR0KSk=&qcf=NjJkY2RjYTMtM2Q5Zi00NmUyLWJjOTctMDA0NWVkZWNmNTRk</ref> In 1994 was the Republican nominee for Congress in [[Maine's 2nd congressional district|Maine's second district]], losing to [[John Baldacci]] in a close race.<ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28842</ref> On May 2, 2008, he was elected to a four-year term as Maine's Republican national committeeman.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}


In 2006, he considered running for [[Governor of Maine]] but decided to remain in the private sector instead. His name was widely circulated as a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for [[Maine gubernatorial election, 2010|governor in 2010]], but he ultimately decided against running. In [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2012|November 2012]], Bennett sought the Republican nomination for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] Seat vacated by [[Olympia Snowe]] but was defeated by [[Secretary of State of Maine|Maine Secretary of State]] [[Charles E. Summers, Jr.]]
In 2006, he considered running for [[Governor of Maine]] but decided to remain in the private sector instead. His name was widely circulated as a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for [[2010 Maine gubernatorial election|governor in 2010]], but he ultimately decided against running. In [[2012 United States Senate election in Maine|November 2012]], Bennett sought the Republican nomination for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] seat vacated by [[Olympia Snowe]] but was defeated by [[Secretary of State of Maine|Maine Secretary of State]] [[Charlie Summers]].<ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=510011</ref>


On July 20, 2013, Bennett was elected chairman of the [[Maine Republican Party]], replacing former State Representative [[Richard Cebra]] of [[Naples, Maine|Naples]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/20/politics/rick-bennett-elected-as-new-maine-gop-chairman/|title=Rick Bennett elected as new Maine GOP chairman|date=20 July 2013 |publisher=}}</ref> In 2015, Bennett was unanimously re-elected as Chairman of the Maine Republican Party. He was a Republican elector for [[Donald Trump]] in the [[United States presidential election in Maine, 2016|2016 presidential election]] for Maine's second congressional district.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/elec/results/majorpartyelectors16.pdf |title=List of Major Party Presidential Electors |last=Maine Secretary of State}}</ref>
On July 20, 2013, Bennett was elected chairman of the [[Maine Republican Party]], replacing former state representative [[Richard Cebra]] of [[Naples, Maine|Naples]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/20/politics/rick-bennett-elected-as-new-maine-gop-chairman/|title=Rick Bennett elected as new Maine GOP chairman|date=20 July 2013 |publisher=}}</ref> In 2015, Bennett was unanimously re-elected as chairman of the Maine Republican Party. He was a Republican elector for [[Donald Trump]] in the [[United States presidential election in Maine, 2016|2016 presidential election]] for Maine's second congressional district.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/elec/results/majorpartyelectors16.pdf |title=List of Major Party Presidential Electors |last=Maine Secretary of State}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 26 December 2024

Rick Bennett
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Preceded byLisa Keim
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 19th district
In office
December 2, 2020 – December 7, 2022
Preceded byJames Hamper
Succeeded byLisa Keim
Chairman of the Maine Republican Party
In office
July 20, 2013 – January 29, 2017
Preceded byRichard Cebra
Succeeded byDemi Kouzounas
President of the Maine Senate
In office
December 6, 2001 – December 4, 2002
Preceded byMike Michaud
Succeeded byBeverly Daggett
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 25th district
In office
December 4, 1996 – December 1, 2004
Preceded byDana Hanley
Succeeded byKenneth Gagnon
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 50th district
In office
December 5, 1990 – December 7, 1994
Preceded byJoseph G. Walker
Succeeded byThomas M. Davidson
Personal details
Born (1963-05-24) May 24, 1963 (age 61)
Portland, Maine
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKaren Bennett
Children2
ResidenceOxford, Maine[1]
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
University of Southern Maine (MBA)
ProfessionBusinessman
Websitewww.bennettformaine.com

Richard A. Bennett (born May 24, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Maine. Bennett is the president and CEO of ValueEdge Advisors, a firm he founded in summer 2014 to help institutional investors engage with their portfolio companies. From 2006 to 2014 he was CEO of The Corporate Library and then chairman or vice chairman of GMI Ratings, its successor company, an independent research firm focusing on corporate governance, director/executive compensation, and forensic accounting. For six years, Bennett was included in the NACD Directorship's "100 most influential people" in the boardroom and corporate governance community.[2]

Biography

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As a resident of Norway, Maine,[3] Bennett was the president of the Maine Senate as the result of a unique power-sharing agreement between Republicans and Democrats predicated on an even split in state senators.[4] The deal gave the presidency to both parties for one year each during each two-year senate term.[5]

Bennett served four terms in the Maine Senate and two terms in the Maine House of Representatives.[6] In 1994 was the Republican nominee for Congress in Maine's second district, losing to John Baldacci in a close race.[7] On May 2, 2008, he was elected to a four-year term as Maine's Republican national committeeman.[citation needed]

In 2006, he considered running for Governor of Maine but decided to remain in the private sector instead. His name was widely circulated as a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, but he ultimately decided against running. In November 2012, Bennett sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Olympia Snowe but was defeated by Maine Secretary of State Charlie Summers.[8]

On July 20, 2013, Bennett was elected chairman of the Maine Republican Party, replacing former state representative Richard Cebra of Naples.[9] In 2015, Bennett was unanimously re-elected as chairman of the Maine Republican Party. He was a Republican elector for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election for Maine's second congressional district.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
  2. ^ "Directorship Magazine". www.directorship.com.
  3. ^ "Richard A. Bennett at Maine State Senate".
  4. ^ https://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/LegRec/120/Senate/LegRec_2001-12-06_SP_pS1346-1356.pdf
  5. ^ "Sun Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  6. ^ https://history.mainelegislature.org/Presto/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=KFNlc3Npb25zLkZpcnN0X05hbWU6KFJpY2hhcmQpKSBBTkQgKFNlc3Npb25zLntMYXN0X05hbWV8Tm90ZXN9OihCZW5uZXR0KSk=&qcf=NjJkY2RjYTMtM2Q5Zi00NmUyLWJjOTctMDA0NWVkZWNmNTRk
  7. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28842
  8. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=510011
  9. ^ "Rick Bennett elected as new Maine GOP chairman". 20 July 2013.
  10. ^ Maine Secretary of State. "List of Major Party Presidential Electors" (PDF).
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