Mr. Michael  Bennet

Mr. Michael Bennet

  • Party: Democratic
  • State: CO
  • Chamber: Senate
  • Term: 2025 – Present
  • Phone: (202) 224-5852
  • Office: 261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
  • Website: bennet.senate.gov
  • 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.
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