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Types Person, Elected Representative, Political Candidate
Legal Name Kenneth Edward Bentsen Jr
Date of Birth Jun 3 '59
Gender Male
Aliases Kenneth E Bentsen Jr
Kenneth Edward Bentsen Jr
Industries Attorneys & law firms
Corporate Lawyers & law firms
Equipment rental & leasing
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(nephew of Lloyd Millard Bentsen), a Representative from Texas; born in Houston, Harris County, Tex., June 3, 1959; graduated from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass., 1977; B.A., University of St.... more »

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Government Positions
US House of Representatives
  • Representative (Jan 3 '95→Jan 3 '03)
    • Business Positions
    Public Strategies
  • Senior Advisor ('03→'05)
    • Other Positions & Memberships
    Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association   Wall Street’s...
  • Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy ('09→'13)   [ +1 ]
    • Democratic Party
  • Member
    • Education
    American University
  • Graduate (?→'85) ⋅ Master of Public Administration
    • Services/Transactions
    Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association   Wall Street’s...
  • Lobbying Client
    • Family
    Lloyd M Bentsen   US Representative and Senator from Texas; Clinton's first Treasury...
  • uncle
    • Donors
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    John M O'Quinn   Houston trial lawyer
  • 10 contributions ⋅ $7250 ('94→'02)
    • Russell Billiu Long   US Senator from Louisiana
  • 11 contributions ⋅ $5300 ('94→'02)
    • Terry Huffington
  • 5 contributions ⋅ $3000 ('00→'02)
    • Arthur L Schechter
  • 3 contributions ⋅ $3000 ('01)
    • R Allen Stanford   Once one of the wealthiest people in the U.S. worth of more than ...
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $2000 ('00)
    • John J McMackin Jr
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $2000 ('01)
    • James P Fabiani
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $2000 ('97→'99)
    • Stephen Wallace
  • 5 contributions ⋅ $1750 ('00→'02)
    • James A Johnson   Vice Chair of Perseus and Goldman director; former Fannie Mae CEO;...
  • 5 contributions ⋅ $1750 ('95→'99)
    • Michael B Levy   Policy director for Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
  • 3 contributions ⋅ $1750 ('96→'02)
    • Donation/Grant Recipients
    1-10 of 14 :: see all
    Harris County Democratic Party
  • 4 contributions ⋅ $2200 ('93→'04)
    • Bill White   former Mayor of Houston
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $2000 ('09)
    • Ken Bentsen   Former US Representative from Texas
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $2000 ('97→'98)
    • Hillary Clinton   Former Secretary of State
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $1000 ('08)
    • Democratic National Committee
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $1000 ('04)
    • Eric Peter Serna   New Mexico lawyer, long active in the Democratic party
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $1000 ('97)
    • Bill Richardson   Governor of New Mexico, former US Representative & Secretary of...
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $1000 ('07)
    • Texas Democratic Party
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $1000 ('00)
    • Lone Star Fund
  • 2 contributions ⋅ $750 ('06→'07)
    • Michael Peter Skelly
  • 1 contribution ⋅ $500 ('08)
    • Political Fundraising Committees
    Ken Bentsen for Congress Committee
  • Principal Campaign Committee
    • Ken Bentsen for US Senate Committee
  • Principal Campaign Committee