Robert Foster "
Bob"
Bennett (born September 18, 1933) is the
Junior SenatorThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
from
UtahUtah is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80 percent of Utah's 2,736,424 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering around Salt Lake City. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making...
and a member of the
Republican PartyThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
. In 2006, Bennett was tapped to serve on the Senate Republican Leadership Council as counsel to the
Minority LeaderIn U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...
, United States Senator
Mitch McConnellAddison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He was chosen by his Republican colleagues as the Minority Leader in November 2006, making him the top-ranking Republican in the 110th Congress, which convened January 3, 2007...
.
Born in
Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. Salt Lake City has a population of 181,698 as of July 1, 2008, making it the 125th largest city in the United States...
, Bennett is the son of Frances Marion Grant and the U.S. Senator
Wallace Foster BennettWallace Foster Bennett was a Republican Senator representing the U.S. state of Utah .Bennett was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 13, 1898 to Rosetta Wallace and John Foster Bennett. He served as an infantry officer in World War I. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1919...
, as well as the grandson of
Heber J. GrantHeber Jeddy Grant was the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was ordained an apostle on October 16, 1882, on the same day as George Teasdale...
, the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Robert Foster "
Bob"
Bennett (born September 18, 1933) is the
Junior SenatorThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
from
UtahUtah is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80 percent of Utah's 2,736,424 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering around Salt Lake City. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making...
and a member of the
Republican PartyThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP, despite being the younger of the two major parties. In the U.S...
. In 2006, Bennett was tapped to serve on the Senate Republican Leadership Council as counsel to the
Minority LeaderIn U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...
, United States Senator
Mitch McConnellAddison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He was chosen by his Republican colleagues as the Minority Leader in November 2006, making him the top-ranking Republican in the 110th Congress, which convened January 3, 2007...
.
Early life
Born in
Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. Salt Lake City has a population of 181,698 as of July 1, 2008, making it the 125th largest city in the United States...
, Bennett is the son of Frances Marion Grant and the U.S. Senator
Wallace Foster BennettWallace Foster Bennett was a Republican Senator representing the U.S. state of Utah .Bennett was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 13, 1898 to Rosetta Wallace and John Foster Bennett. He served as an infantry officer in World War I. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1919...
, as well as the grandson of
Heber J. GrantHeber Jeddy Grant was the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was ordained an apostle on October 16, 1882, on the same day as George Teasdale...
, the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bennett attended high school at East High, and he earned his
B.S.A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
from the
University of UtahThe University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
in 1957 majoring in Political Science. He also served as the
Student Body PresidentThe President of the Student Government is the highest ranking officer of a student government or student union association on the high school, college, or university level...
at the
University of UtahThe University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
.
In 1962, Bennett married Joyce McKay, a granddaughter of
David O. McKayDavid Oman McKay was the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , serving from 1951 until his death...
, the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This couple has six children: Julie, Robert, James, Wendy, Heather, and Heidi.
Bennett was a
Mormon