Michael Bennet
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.
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| United States Senator from Colorado | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2009 Serving with John Hickenlooper | |
| Preceded by | Ken Salazar |
| Superintendent of Denver Public Schools | |
| In office July 1, 2005 – January 21, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome Wartgow |
| Succeeded by | Tom Boasberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Farrand Bennet November 28, 1964 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Daggett (1997–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
Bennet worked as managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company, chief of staff to then-Denver mayor (and former Colorado Governor) John Hickenlooper, and superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
On April 3, 2019, Bennet announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.[1] He had surgery and was later announced cancer-free.[2] A month later on May 2, Bennet launched his 2020 campaign for President of the United States.[3] He announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for president during an interview on CBS This Morning.[4] He ended his campaign on February 11, 2020 after a poor performance in the New Hampshire primaries.[5]
References
change- ↑ Littwin, Mike (April 3, 2019). "Littwin: Michael Bennet has prostate cancer, but he still intends to run for president". The Colorado Independent. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ Wager, John (April 19, 2019). "Sen. Michael Bennet's cancer surgery was 'completely successful,' spokeswoman says". Washington Post.
- ↑ Gregorian, Dareh. "Colorado Sen. Bennet enters presidential race after prostate cancer treatment". NBC News. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ↑ Nic Garcia (May 2, 2019). "Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio joins Democratic presidential race". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Michael Bennet ends 2020 presidential bid after poor showing in New Hampshire". WDTN.com. 2020-02-11. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
Other websites
change- Senator Michael F. Bennet official U.S. Senate site
- Michael Bennet for Senator Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Michael Bennet at the Open Directory Project
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
- Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Appearances at the Internet Movie Database
- Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
- Profile at Notable Names Database
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Collected news and commentary at The Denver Post
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