13 Facts About Peggy Bennett

Peggy Bennett was born on July 3,1958 and is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015.

Peggy Bennett graduated from Mound Westonka High School in Mound, Minnesota; from Crown College in St Bonifacius, Minnesota, with a Bachelor of Arts in education; and from St Cloud State University in 1981 with a Master of Arts in special education.

Peggy Bennett was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014, and has been reelected every two years since.

Peggy Bennett defeated one-term DFL incumbent Shannon Savick, criticizing Savic and Democrats for raising taxes.

Peggy Bennett is the minority lead on the Education Policy Committee and serves on the Education Finance and Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy Committees.

Peggy Bennett was an assistant minority leader from 2019 to 2022.

Peggy Bennett has called for more local control in education decisions.

Peggy Bennett opposed efforts to provide free meals to all school children, regardless of family income, calling it a "shotgun approach".

Peggy Bennett supported a bill that would speed up the licensing process for substitute teachers in response to workforce shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that DFL proposals didn't go far enough.

Peggy Bennett has spoken against bills to increase recruitment of teachers of color.

In 2018, Peggy Bennett authored legislation that passed unanimously creating a "sibling bill of rights" to help children in the foster care system avoid being separated from their siblings.

Peggy Bennett supported legislation increasing penalties on distracted driving and on protestors that block freeways.

Peggy Bennett stated she carries a handgun while at the State Capitol.