Robert F. Bennett
- Party
- Republican
- Latest Office Sought:
- US Senate, UT
BENNETT, Robert, (son of Wallace Foster Bennett),
a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 18,
1933; attended Utah public schools; graduated University of Utah 1956; served
in the Utah National Guard 1957-1960; chief, Congressional liaison, U.S.
Department of Transportation; chief executive officer, Franklin Quest
1984-1992; chairman, Utah Education Strategic Planning Commission 1988; elected
as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998 and
again in 2004, and served from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2011;
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 2010.
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$8,291,994 Received
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Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
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covers through Q3 2012
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Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.92% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Top Contributors
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Earmarks
$618,746,450 Allocated
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Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2009 $24,803,000 Reading is Fundamental authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2009 $24,291,000 National Writing Project for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2010 $20,000,000 Rural Utah, UT 2009 $20,000,000 Mid Jordan Light Rail Extension, UT 2008 $19,600,000 Mid-Jordan Light Rail Extension 2009 $18,000,000 Rural UT, UT (EI) 2010 $12,000,000 Raytheon Missile Systems (Crowley), Control Technology Corporation (Crowley), and Colmek Systems Engineering (Bishop, Rob): Laser Phalanx 2009 $10,649,000 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2010 $10,000,000 Draper Light Rail, UT 2010 $10,000,000 Alternative and Unconventional Energy Research and Development (UT)
