| Lin Bennett | |
| State House: | South Carolina |
| District: | 114th |
| Term Start: | November 14, 2016 |
| Term End: | November 14, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Mary Tinkler |
| Successor: | Gary Brewer |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Wassertrüdingen, Germany |
| Alma Mater: | University of Maryland Essex Community College |
| Party: | Republican |
Linda Bennett (born February 9, 1954) is an American politician. She is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 114th District, serving from 2016 to 2022.[1] She is a member of the Republican Party.[2]
In an interview in December 2013, Bennett said of restaurant workers: "If [working in a restaurant] is your lifetime job, God help us. If your lifetime goal is to get up everyday and slap a burger on a bun and give it to someone- you have no life. You don't ever deserve to make anything."[3]
In March 2019, Bennett caused controversy after she posted a misleading photo of Democratic congressman Joe Cunningham (SC-01) on social media.[4] [5] That same month, Will Sommer of The Daily Beast reported that Bennett had endorsed and made numerous Facebook posts about the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory.[6]
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 General Election[7] | align="right" | 11,576 | 60.7% | align="right" | 7,487 | 39.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 General Election[8] | align="right" | 8,619 | 52.5% | align="right" | 7,153 | 43.6% | align="right" | 633 | 3.9% | align="right" | 6 | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||||