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Robert M. Benedict
7th Mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota
In office
January 2, 1974 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byJames M. King
Succeeded byJames H. Lindau
Personal details
Born (1950-08-08) August 8, 1950 (age 74)
Political partyIndependent
SpousePauline
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota

Robert M. Benedict (born August 8, 1950) is an American author, business owner and former politician from Minnesota, and at that time, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party. He published his first book in 1972 and entered the political scene a year later.

Education

Benedict graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1972.

Political career

In 1973, he was the National Director of the Center for Improved Child Nutrition. While in the position, he was brought to speak in favor of increasing the quality and size of school lunches in public schools by the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs.

Benedict was elected mayor of Bloomington, Minnesota at the age of 23 and served in that capacity from 1974 to 1977. He was elected three times during that period, but resigned midway through his third term to represent district 38 in Hennepin County in the Minnesota State Senate. He served from 1977 to 1981. At that time, he was the youngest person ever to enter the state senate, being just 26 when he was elected.

After politics

In 1984, Benedict founded Benedict Negotiating Seminars and has served as president ever since. He has written multiple books, such as The Possible Dream,Negotiating in the real world of publishing and engineering,The Freedom Account, and Happiness doesn't just happen, published in 1972, 1989, 2015 and 2019 respectively.

References

  1. "Benedict, Robert M. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".
  2. "Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs". 1973.
  3. "School Food Program Needs: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, First Session. September 17, 1973". 1973.
  4. "Robert M. Benedict".
  5. "Robert M. Benedict".
  6. "The Freedom Account™".
  7. Negotiating in the real world of purchasing and engineering. Viking. January 1989.


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