Biography:
— 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, to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 2011, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Kenneth L. Salazar.
— Took the oath of office on January 22, 2009.
— Elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2010.
— Reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.
— Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2013-2014).
— Was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.