Michael Bennet
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United States Senator from Colorado |
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Assumed office January 21, 2009 Serving with Cory Gardner |
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| Preceded by | Ken Salazar |
| Superintendent of Denver Public Schools | |
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In office July 1, 2005 – January 21, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jerome Wartgow |
| Succeeded by | Tom Boasberg |
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Michael Farrand Bennet November 28, 1964 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Daggett (1997–present) |
| Children | 3 |
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Wesleyan University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American businessman, lawyer, and Democratic politician. He is the senior United States Senator from Colorado. He became a senator when Ken Salazar was appointed Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company, chief of staff to then-Denver mayor (and current Colorado Governor) John Hickenlooper, and superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
Bennet is the son of Douglas J. Bennet, a former State Department official and president of Wesleyan University. Early in his career, Bennet worked for Ohio Governor Richard Celeste. He went on to receive his J.D. degree, after which he worked as a law clerk and later as Counsel to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton administration.
Bennet became superintendent of the Denver public school system in July 2005. Bennet was speculated in late 2008 as a candidate for Obama's United States Secretary of Education. He was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Ken Salazar when Salazar became Secretary of the Interior in January 2009. Bennet was elected in the 2010 Senate election where he defeated Republican Ken Buck. Bennet served as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2014 elections. He was re-elected to a second term in 2016.
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