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U.S. Senator from Colorado — since 2009
Michael Bennet is a Democratic senator from Colorado who has served in the Senate since 2009. His official biography records earlier work as superintendent of Denver Public Schools, chief of staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, and private-sector management before his Senate appointment and subsequent elections.
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Michael Bennet is a Democratic senator from Colorado who has served in the Senate since 2009. His official biography records earlier work as superintendent of Denver Public Schools, chief of staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, and private-sector management before his Senate appointment and subsequent elections.
Open biography & office record ↓Michael Bennet is a Democratic senator from Colorado who has served in the Senate since 2009. His official biography records earlier work as superintendent of Denver Public Schools, chief of staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, and private-sector management before his Senate appointment and subsequent elections.
Bennet currently serves on Finance; the Select Committee on Intelligence; Rules and Administration; and Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. His official Senate materials identify him as ranking member of Finance’s Taxation and IRS Oversight Subcommittee and Agriculture’s Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources Subcommittee.
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