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==Biography==
==Biography==


Bennett began his political life as a Republican, back in the days of [[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] and [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater]]. He even became an officer in the Teen Age Republican Club at his high school. The first schism came when Bennett ran for delegate to the Republican Convention on an [[Richard Nixon|anti-Nixon]] platform, primarily because he had not ended the Draft as promised. Bennett gathered a whopping 26 votes.  
Bennett began his political life as a Republican, back in the days of [[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] and [[Barry Goldwater|Goldwater]]. He even became an officer in the Teen Age Republican Club at his high school. The first schism came when Bennett ran for delegate to the Republican Convention on an [[Richard Nixon|anti-Nixon]] platform, primarily because he had not ended the Draft as promised. Bennett received 26 votes.  


Then he went away to college at the University of Arizona, where he discovered to his shock that he was a flaming liberal. The [[David Nolan|Nolan]] [[Nolan Chart|diagram]] (used today as the "World's Smallest Political Quiz") was the piece Mr. Rutledge needed to see the real picture.
Then he went away to college at the University of Arizona, where he discovered to his shock that he was a flaming liberal. The [[David Nolan|Nolan]] [[Nolan Chart|diagram]] (used today as the "World's Smallest Political Quiz") was the piece Mr. Rutledge needed to see the real picture.

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Bennett Rutledge
Treasurer
Libertarian Party of Arapahoe County
—present
Successor: Incumbent
Personal Details
Education: University of Arizona
Occupation: IT professional, accountant
Residence: Centennial, Colorado
Party: Libertarian
Republican Party (previous)

Bennett Rutledge is an IT professional and accountant from Centennial, Colorado. He is the current Treasurer for the Libertarian Party of Arapahoe County. He is currently running for District 2 of the Centennial City Council.

Biography

Bennett began his political life as a Republican, back in the days of Eisenhower and Goldwater. He even became an officer in the Teen Age Republican Club at his high school. The first schism came when Bennett ran for delegate to the Republican Convention on an anti-Nixon platform, primarily because he had not ended the Draft as promised. Bennett received 26 votes.

Then he went away to college at the University of Arizona, where he discovered to his shock that he was a flaming liberal. The Nolan diagram (used today as the "World's Smallest Political Quiz") was the piece Mr. Rutledge needed to see the real picture.