Forrest Welch Bennett (born August 13, 1989) is an American politician who has served in the

Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state' ...

from the 92nd district since 2016.

Early life

Bennett was born on August 13, 1989, in

Bartlesville Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is north of Tulsa and south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The ...

, Oklahoma, to Kevin and Cindy Bennett. He graduated from

Bartlesville High School Bartlesville High School is a public high school located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Built in 1939, it was originally called College High School, and until 1950 housed a junior college as well as the high school. Its Streamline Moderne building wa ...

in 2008 and enrolled at the

University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr ...

. While at OU, Bennett was involved with student government, including the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, and ran for OU student body president in 2011. He graduated from OU with a bachelor's degree in political science in 2012 and completed his master's in public administration in 2016. Following graduation, Bennett worked for a political consulting firm and the public education advocacy group Stand For Children.

Political career

In 2016, Bennett was one of three Democratic candidates who filed in Oklahoma House District 92 to replace Richard Morrissette, who could not run for re-election due to term limits. During the campaign, Bennett made headlines for having his vehicle stolen while campaigning. After securing his party's nomination, Bennett defeated Republican challenger Joe Griffin to win his seat. Bennett ran unopposed for re-election in 2018.

Personal life

Bennett has two brothers, and stated “(g)rowing up as the middle child among three brothers has definitely helped me to understand the importance of compromise and negotiation.” Bennett is married to OKCPS board member

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Election Results

References

1989 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma 21st-century American legislators 21st-century Oklahoma politicians {{Oklahoma-politician-stub