Chuck Bennett (born 1948) is an American politician who formerly served as mayor of Salem, Oregon, and is a former state representative.

[1] Bennett graduated from Willamette University in 1970 and became a journalist.

He was later elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1982[2] (after an unsuccessful 1978 run),[3] and to the Salem city council from Ward 1 in 2006.

[4] He unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2010, losing to Anna M. Peterson.

[5][6] On October 18, 2022, Bennett announced his resignation as mayor, which took effect on November 2, 2022.