{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Andria Bennett | image = | state_house = Delaware | district = 32nd | term_start = January 8, 2013 | term_end = November 9, 2022 | predecessor = Brad Bennett | successor = Kerri Evelyn Harris | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | parents = John Viola | spouse = Brad Bennett | children = | alma_mater = | profession = Politician | website = }}
'''Andria L. Bennett''' is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 32.<ref name="DL">{{cite web|url=https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Bennett |title=Representative Andria L. Bennett (D) |publisher=Delaware General Assembly |location=Dover, Delaware |accessdate=January 9, 2019 }}</ref><ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142526 |title= Representative Andria Bennett's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 4, 2013}}</ref> She was elected in 2012 to replace her husband, Brad Bennett, who had decided not to seek reelection after a second arrest for drunk driving.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delmarvapublicradio.net/post/wife-makes-bid-take-over-delaware-house-seat-husband |title=Wife Makes Bid To Take Over Delaware House Seat From Husband |first=Don |last=Rush |publisher=Delmarva Public Radio |date=July 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doverpost.com/article/20121010/news/121019981 |title=Former State Rep. Brad Bennett quietly begins prison term at Gander Hill |first=Antonio |last=Prado |newspaper=Dover Post |date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> Bennett was formerly an adjunct faculty member at Delaware Technical Community College.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title=Andria Bennett's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142526/andria-bennett |website=The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart |access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref>
==Electoral history== *In 2012, Andria Bennett won the Democratic primary with 421 votes (61.6%),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_Primary/html/election.shtml |archive-url= https://archive.today/20121212051519/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_Primary/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 12, 2012 |title= State of Delaware 2012 Primary Election Official Results |date= September 11, 2012 |publisher= Delaware Commissioner of Elections |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= November 4, 2013}}</ref> and went on to win the general election with 4,097 votes (63.3%) against Republican nominee Ellis Parrott.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121115030430/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 15, 2012 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2012 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= November 4, 2013}}</ref> *In 2014, Bennett won the general election with 1,860 votes (57.6%) against Republican nominee William McVay.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150211194109/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect14/elect14_General/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= February 11, 2015 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 7, 2014 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= January 9, 2019}}</ref> *In 2016, Bennett won the general election with 4,241 votes (60.5%) against Republican nominee Patricia McDaniel Foltz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223223533/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 9, 2019}}</ref> *In 2018, Bennett won the general election with 3,510 votes (62.3%) against Republican nominee Cheryl Precourt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128151259/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect18/elect18_general/html/election.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 2018 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date=November 6, 2018 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 9, 2019}}</ref>
==Domestic abuse arrest and retirement== According to Delaware State Police, Bennett was arrested on December 13, 2020, on charges of third-degree assault after a domestic dispute. She was arraigned and released on her own recognizance and the Delaware Department of Justice confirmed that charges against Bennett were dropped in February 2021, at the victim's request.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cherry |first1=Amy |title=Dover-area state Rep. Andria Bennett arrested on misdeameanor assault charges |url=https://www.wdel.com/news/dover-area-state-rep-andria-bennett-arrested-on-misdeameanor-assault-charges/article_dbee8f22-42e0-11eb-8ce4-3bf255c1f01c.html |access-date=June 17, 2021 |work=wdel.com |date=December 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delaware Representative Andria Bennett Arrested for 3rd Degree Assault |url=https://www.wrde.com/story/43083589/delaware-representative-andria-bennett-arrested-for-3rd-degree-assault |access-date=June 17, 2021 |work=WRDE Coast TV |date=December 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cherry |first1=Amy |title=Assault charge against Dover state rep dropped |url=https://www.wdel.com/news/assault-charge-against-dover-state-rep-dropped/article_affa7484-b8d9-11eb-8e28-0f179b6b1ee9.html |access-date=June 17, 2021 |work=wdel.com |date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> After the arrest, she decided to not run for re-election in 2022.
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==External links== *[https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/150/Bennett Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=142526 | fec= | congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the {{CongLinks}} template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Andria_Bennett Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1416597 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * -->
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