LuAnn Bennett

LuAnn Bennett (born October 3, 1953) is an American real estate executive and former political candidate. A member of the Democratic Party, in 2016 she ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in Virginia's 10th congressional district. The district includes all of Clarke County, Frederick County, and Loudoun County, and the cities of Manassas, Manassas Park, and Winchester, with portions of Fairfax and Prince William Counties.
Early life, education, and career
Bennett was born in Highland, Illinois and earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Eastern Illinois University. She moved to Great Falls, Virginia in 1980 with her husband, Richard. After her husband's death in 1994, Bennett became president of the firm. In 2006, the firm underwent a name change to Bennett Group and became a LEED certified company in 2006.
Bennett serves on the National Children’s Museum board and the Institute for Sustainable Communities board. She is a former member of the Virginia Health Care Foundation, Charity Works Advisory Board, and she previously served on Virginia’s Climate Change Commission as an appointee of then-Governor Tim Kaine. Bennett was an Emily's List endorsed candidate, and was named one of nineteen candidates to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" program. Democratic strategist Ellen Qualls said the 10th District is "essentially the swingiest district in the swingiest state", making the race one of the most heavily contested in the country.
Bennett was defeated by Comstock by a margin of 53%-46%.

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