Richard A. Bennett
Rick Bennett | |
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Member of the President of the Maine Senate | |
In office December 2001 – December 2002 | |
Preceded by | Mike Michaud |
Succeeded by | Beverly Daggett |
Member of the Maine Senate from the 25th district | |
In office 1996–2004 | |
Preceded by | Dana C. Hanley |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Gagnon |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the Norway district | |
In office 1990–1994 | |
Preceded by | Dana C. Hanley |
Succeeded by | David R. Hastings, III |
Personal details | |
Born | Portland, Maine | May 24, 1963
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Karen Bennett |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Oxford, Maine[1] |
Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University of Southern Maine (MBA) |
Profession | Businessman |
Website | www.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 ws 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
As a resident of
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 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]
In 2006, he considered running for
On July 20, 2013, Bennett was elected chairman of the
References
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart.
- ^ "Directorship Magazine". www.directorship.com.
- ^ "Richard A. Bennett at Maine State Senate".
- ^ "Sun Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rick Bennett elected as new Maine GOP chairman". 20 July 2013.
- ^ Maine Secretary of State. "List of Major Party Presidential Electors" (PDF).