U.S. Senator
Colorado-Senior (D)
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Michael Bennet U.S. Senator Colorado-Senior (D) |
Biographical Information |
| MICHAEL F. BENNET, a Class III Senator from Colorado; born in New Delhi, India, November 28, 1964; B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1987; J.D., Yale Law School, 1993, editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal; counsel to U.S. deputy attorney general 1995-1997; special assistant U.S. attorney, Conn., 1997; managing director, Anschutz Investment Co. 1997-2003; chief of staff to mayor of Denver, Colo., 2003-2005; superintendent, Denver Public Schools 2005-2009; appointed January 21, 2009 by Gov. Bill Ritter (D), to the United States Senate for the term ending January 5, 2011, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Kenneth L. Salazar; took the oath of office on January 22, 2009. On August 10, 2010 Bennet defeated former CO House Speaker Andrew Romanoff 54% to 46% in the Democratic primary; Bennet won his first six-year term on November 3, 2010 in a very close race; reelected in 2016 and 2022. Running for governor in 2026 but can keep his Senate seat, which isn't up until 2028. |