Gay Lynn Bennion
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gay Lynn Bennion
| children = 4
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| education = Brigham Young University (BA)
| office = Member of the Utah House of Representatives
| constituency = 46th district (2021–2023)
41st district (2023–present)
| term_start = January 1, 2021
| predecessor = Marie Poulson
}}
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. She filed to run for mayor of Cottonwood Heights, Utah on June 6, 2025 against incumbent Mayor Mike Weichers.{{Cite web |title=2025 Municipal Decleration of Candidacy |url=https://www.cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/9987/638848266601930000 |website=Cottonwood Heights}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Rep. Bennion, Gay Lynn|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/BENNIGL/|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228012010/http://house.utah.gov/rep/BENNIGL/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Gay Lynn Bennion|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Gay_Lynn_Bennion|access-date=2021-02-20|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
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.[https://www.murrayjournal.com/2020/11/24/336406/incumbent-fever-strikes-murray-this-election "Incumbent fever strikes Murray this election," Murray Journal, November 24, 2020] She assumed office on January 1, 2021, succeeding Marie Poulson.
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.{{Cite web|title=Gay Lynn Bennion // Democrat // Utah House District 46|url=https://www.utahculturalalliance.org/gay_lynn_bennion_democrat_utah_house_district_46|access-date=2021-02-20|website=utahculturalalliance|language=en}} She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.{{Cite web|title=About Gay Lynn|url=https://www.gaylynnbennion.co/aboutpage.html|access-date=2021-02-20|website=www.gaylynnbennion.co}}
References
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Category:Politicians from Salt Lake City
Category:People from Holladay, Utah
Category:Brigham Young University alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Utah
Category:Democratic Party members of the Utah House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Utah Legislature
Category:21st-century American women politicians