William Weldon "Ted" Bennett, Jr. (born December 24, 1940, in

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) is an

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. A

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, he served in the

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1990–2002, representing the 60th district.

Early life

Bennett was born in Halifax County, Virginia. He attended the

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, receiving a

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degree in 1963 and a J.D. in 1966. He then went into law practice in Halifax County.

Political career

Bennett served one term (1976–80) as

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for Halifax County and the

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. He was first elected to the House of Delegates in 1989. Bennett was co-chair of the Science and Technology committee 2000–01. He did not run again for the seat in 2001. On March 13, 2009, Bennett announced that he was running for reelection to his old seat in the 60th district after his Republican successor, Clarke Hogan, announced his own retirement. However, Bennett announced a month later that he was withdrawing from the race.

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