Gay Lynn Bennion

American politician
Gay Lynn Bennion
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byMarie Poulson
Constituency46th district (2021–2023)
41st district (2023–present)
Personal details
BornSalt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children4
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)

Gay Lynn Bennion is an American politician serving as a member of the Utah House of Representatives from the 41st district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 1, 2021.

Early life and education

Bennion was born in Salt Lake City and raised in Holladay, Utah. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Brigham Young University.[1][2]

Career

Bennion has worked as a volunteer teacher. Since 2013, she has been the education director of the Women's State Legislative Council of Utah. She was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in November 2020, defeating Republican Jaren Davis with nearly 57% of the vote.[3] She assumed office on January 1, 2021, succeeding Marie Poulson.[1]

Personal life

After graduating from college, Bennion's husband, Jim, enlisted in the United States Air Force. The couple then moved to Washington, D.C., where Bennion worked at a mortgage firm while her husband attended medical school. Bennion's family lived in Oklahoma, Michigan, and Georgia before returning to Utah in 2012. Bennion and her husband have four children.[4] She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rep. Bennion, Gay Lynn". Utah House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  2. ^ "Gay Lynn Bennion". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  3. ^ "Incumbent fever strikes Murray this election," Murray Journal, November 24, 2020
  4. ^ "Gay Lynn Bennion // Democrat // Utah House District 46". utahculturalalliance. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  5. ^ "About Gay Lynn". www.gaylynnbennion.co. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
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65th State Legislature (2023)
Speaker of the House
Mike Schultz (R)
Majority Leader
Jefferson Moss (R)
Minority Leader
Angela Romero (D)
  1. ▌Thomas Peterson (R)
  2. ▌Mike Petersen (R)
  3. ▌Dan Johnson (R)
  4. ▌Kera Birkeland (R)
  5. ▌Casey Snider (R)
  6. ▌Matthew Gwynn (R)
  7. ▌Ryan Wilcox (R)
  8. ▌Jason Kyle (R)
  9. ▌Cal Musselman (R)
  10. ▌Rosemary Lesser (D)
  11. ▌Katy Hall (R)
  12. ▌Mike Schultz (R)
  13. ▌Karen Peterson (R)
  14. ▌Karianne Lisonbee (R)
  15. ▌Ariel Defay (R)
  16. ▌Trevor Lee (R)
  17. ▌Stewart Barlow (R)
  18. ▌Paul Cutler (R)
  19. ▌Raymond Ward (R)
  20. ▌Melissa Garff Ballard (R)
  21. ▌Sandra Hollins (D)
  22. ▌Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D)
  23. ▌Brian King (D)
  24. ▌Joel Briscoe (D)
  25. ▌Angela Romero (D)
  26. ▌Matt MacPherson (R)
  27. ▌Anthony Loubet (R)
  28. ▌Tim Jimenez (R)
  29. ▌Bridger Bolinder (R)
  30. ▌Judy Weeks-Rohner (R)
  31. ▌Brett Garner (D)
  32. ▌Sahara Hayes (D)
  33. ▌Doug Owens (D)
  34. ▌Carol Spackman Moss (D)
  35. ▌Mark Wheatley (D)
  36. ▌James Dunnigan (R)
  37. ▌Ashlee Matthews (D)
  38. ▌Cheryl Acton (R)
  39. ▌Ken Ivory (R)
  40. ▌Andrew Stoddard (D)
  41. ▌Gay Lynn Bennion (D)
  42. ▌Robert Spendlove (R)
  43. ▌Steve Eliason (R)
  44. ▌Jordan Teuscher (R)
  45. ▌Susan Pulsipher (R)
  46. ▌Jeff Stenquist (R)
  47. ▌Mark Strong (R)
  48. ▌James Cobb (R)
  49. ▌Candice Pierucci (R)
  50. ▌Stephanie Gricius (R)
  51. ▌Jefferson Moss (R)
  52. ▌Cory Maloy (R)
  53. ▌Kay Christofferson (R)
  54. ▌Brady Brammer (R)
  55. ▌Jon Hawkins (R)
  56. ▌Val Peterson (R)
  57. ▌Nelson Abbott (R)
  58. ▌Keven Stratton (R)
  59. ▌Mike Kohler (R)
  60. ▌Tyler Clancy (R)
  61. ▌Marsha Judkins (R)
  62. ▌Norm Thurston (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Whyte (R)
  64. ▌Jeff Burton (R)
  65. ▌Doug Welton (R)
  66. ▌Steven Lund (R)
  67. ▌Christine Watkins (R)
  68. ▌Scott Chew (R)
  69. ▌Phil Lyman (R)
  70. ▌Carl Albrecht (R)
  71. ▌Rex Shipp (R)
  72. ▌Joseph Elison (R)
  73. ▌Colin Jack (R)
  74. ▌R. Neil Walter (R)
  75. ▌Walt Brooks (R)