Stacy Bennett

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Stacy Bennett

|office = Member of the Illinois Senate from the 52nd district

|term_start = December 22, 2022

|term_end = January 11, 2023

|preceded = Scott M. Bennett

|succeeded = Paul Faraci

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater =

|spouse = {{marriage|Scott M. Bennett||2022|end=died.}}

}}

Stacy Bennett is an American politician.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/sen-bennetts-widow-appointed-to-serve-out-rest-of-current-term/article_8bb395c0-fc08-5f7e-b274-392202cdd944.html|title=Sen. Bennett's widow appointed to serve out rest of current term|work=The News-Gazette|date=December 22, 2022|first=Ethan|last=Simmons|access-date=January 9, 2023}} She served as a Democratic member for the 52nd district of the Illinois Senate from December 2022 to January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=102&MemberID=3217|title=Senator Stacy M. Bennett (D)|work=Illinois General Assembly|access-date=January 9, 2023}}

Life and career

Bennett is a member of the Democratic Party.{{Citation|title=Democratic Profile|work=Illinois General Assembly}}

In 2022, Bennett was appointed by party leaders Mike Ingram and Sandra Lawlyes to represent the 52nd district of the Illinois Senate, following the death of her husband Scott M. Bennett.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-process-to-fill-bennett-s-seat-edges-forward/article_df1fd428-92ba-5dad-9b4b-847e8fc9e27a.html|title=Process to fill Bennett's seat edges forward|work=The News-Gazette|date=December 31, 2022|access-date=January 9, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/stacy-bennett-four-candidates-her-husband-would-have-been-high-on/article_0117098e-ab22-5490-b164-d8c139f22058.html|title=Stacy Bennett: Four candidates her husband would have been high on|work=The News-Gazette|date=January 4, 2023|first=Jeff|last=D'Alessio|access-date=January 9, 2023}}

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