Background
Bennett grew up in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
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Peggy Bennett
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She graduated from Mound Westonka High School in Mound, Minnesota. She attended Crown College in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota, graduating in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. She later attended Saint Cloud State University, graduating in 1981 with a Master of Arts
Career
In Special Education Bennett got her first teaching job in special education in Albert Lea in 1981. She taught her third year in Wells following a round of cuts, then came back to Albert Lea to teach in a K-1 transition room for special educated and regular educated students for seven years before becoming a first-grade teacher. In 2011, Bennett was awarded the Albert Lea Area Teacher of the Year.
Bennett taught for 33 years before being elected to the Minnesota Legislature.
Elections
Bennett announced her intention to run for the in December 2013 and challenge incumbent Republican Shannon Savick. During the campaign Bennett prioritized education, agriculture, and the economy.
Her campaign slogan was "People Before Politics". Tenure
Bennett was sworn in on January 6, 2015.
Committee Assignments
Foreign the 2015-2016 Session, Bennett is Vice-Chair of the Education Innovation Policy Committee.
She is also serving on the Education Finance and Agriculture Finance Committees. Bennett is single, but considers her more than 750 students her "kids". She resides in Albert Lea, Minnesota and is active in the community and her church.
She served as a volunteer working with struggling, disadvantaged, and troubled youth for many years.
She is also active in the International Shiloh Shepherd Dog Club. She has a dog, Colter, who helped teach her 1st Grade students how to read.
Colter was featured on Fox & Friends in June 2014. Besides Colter, Bennett has 2 cats, Kelchi and Mingo.
Achievements
Membership
A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota (R), she represents District 27A in Southern Minnesota, which includes: 95% of Freeborn County, 4 eastern townships in Faribault County, 1 township in the Northwest corner of Mower County, 2 townships in Southwest Dodge County, and the City of Blooming Prairie in Steele County. She is a member of the National Rifle Association and a gun owner.
