Personal
Who is Peggy Bennett?Personal
- Considers her more than 750 past and present students as her “kids”
- Values her circle of close friends and family
- Participates in the International Shiloh Shepherd Dog Club
- Active in her church and community
- Served as a volunteer working with struggling, disadvantaged and troubled youth
- Second Amendment supporter, gun owner, and member of the NRA.
Professional
- Served Albert Lea and neighboring communities for 33 years as an elementary school teacher
- Leader at both district and state levels, advocating for students and seeking to improve education
- Past adjunct professor for Adult and Graduate studies teacher education program
- Master of Arts degree in Special Education and Bachelor of Arts degree in Education
- Albert Lea Area Schools’ 2011 Teacher of the Year and 2012 state semifinalist.
- Fourth Term Minnesota State Representative
DEDICATED • DEPENDABLE • DETERMINED
