Who is Ken Bennett

Devoted family man

Ken lives his family values.

Ken has been married for 28 years to Jeanne Tenney Bennett. Together, they have three grown children, Ryan, Dana and Clif, and one grandson. Ken is an Eagle Scout and former Scoutmaster.

Arizona native

Arizona to his core.

Ken was born in Tucson, grew up in Prescott and graduated from college at Arizona State University in Tempe. Other than serving a couple years as a missionary in Southern Japan, he has lived his entire life in the Grand Canyon State. He knows Arizona, its issues and its people.

Small-businessman

Job creator with a record of leadership

Ken knows what it means to run a business and grow a young company. He serves as the chairman of the board of directors for a pair of Arizona companies developing alternative energy sources and energy-efficient building technologies: Energy Tech America and Global Building Systems, Inc. Ken also is a member of the board of directors for Cancer Treatment Centers of America (Western Regional Medical Center, in Surprise) and Scottsdale-based EMTA Corporation. Ken spent more than two decades as CEO of Bennett Oil Company, a family fuel-distribution business, and remains a member of its board of directors.

Public servant

25 years invested in the people of Arizona.

Ken has spent half his life working for Arizona. His record of public service reads like a laundry list: Prescott City Council; Prescott Chamber of Commerce; Arizona State Board of Education; Arizona Charter Schools Board; Arizona Historical Advisory Commission; State Senate; Secretary of State. Now, Ken is asking voters to return him to the Secretary of State’s Office, giving him a full, four-year term to bring more transparency and accountability to state government.