Sean Bennett is a State Senator representing the greater Summerville, South Carolina area which includes Dorchester, Charleston, and Berkeley counties. He is also President and CEO of Asset Integration Consultants, Inc., a comprehensive wealth management firm in Summerville, SC. Bennett is a native of the South Carolina Lowcountry and is a veteran of the SC Army National Guard.
Bennett is a believer that South Carolina can become a significant economic engine in the southeast that can provide unlimited opportunities to all citizens. He has been recognized as an advocate of the business, education, and law enforcement communities, and strives to improve the national division that has gridlocked many government functions.
Bennett serves on the Senate Finance, Transportation, Banking and Insurance, and Labor, Commerce and Industry standing committees, as well as the Special Joint Committee on Pensions, Department of Commerce Oversight Committee, and is Chairman of the Department of Employment & Workforce Oversight Committee. He is a Liberty Fellow, a Riley Fellow, a member of the Aspen Institute’s Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership, The American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network, and is an alumnus of Leadership South Carolina.
Bennett is a member and Past President of the Summerville Rotary Club, Past Chairman of the Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Summerville Catholic School Board and Past Chairman of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance (CRDA). He has also served on the boards of The Education Foundation, the Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG), Charleston Area Transportation Study Policy Committee (CHATS), Economic Leadership Council, and several charitable organizations.
Bennett holds a B.A. in Political Science from University of South Carolina.