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Would someone talk to me about Michael Bennett Sen of Colorado
He has very solid Dem credentials. He worked for a prev Ohio Dem Gov. His family had very deep and solid Dem roots.
I get that he looked pretty generic in a crowded field, but he is still around, so please teach me.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Would someone talk to me about Michael Bennett Sen of Colorado (Original Post)
irisblue
Feb 2020
OP
bluewater
(5,376 posts)1. Wikipedia has a long article on him...
Michael Bennet
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States Senator
from Colorado
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 21, 2009
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician who has served as the senior United States Senator from Colorado since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the seat when Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company, chief of staff to Denver Mayor 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 Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, after which he worked as a law clerk and later as Counsel to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General in the Bill Clinton Administration.
Bennet became superintendent of the Denver public school system in July 2005. In late 2008 he was speculated to be 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, defeating Republican Ken Buck. He chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2014 cycle[1] and was reelected to the Senate in 2016.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennet
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States Senator
from Colorado
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 21, 2009
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician who has served as the senior United States Senator from Colorado since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the seat when Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company, chief of staff to Denver Mayor 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 Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, after which he worked as a law clerk and later as Counsel to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General in the Bill Clinton Administration.
Bennet became superintendent of the Denver public school system in July 2005. In late 2008 he was speculated to be 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, defeating Republican Ken Buck. He chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2014 cycle[1] and was reelected to the Senate in 2016.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennet
Much more at that link to start with.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
irisblue
(33,023 posts)3. I was there before I posted. Even the campaign website is generic
His website,-https://michaelbennet.com/
I can rattle off a bunch of reasons why I love Sen Brown, and to get honest I'm glad he didn't.
I'm hoping his constitutants can help
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)2. Here's one link from Google
New Hampshire a last chance for struggling 2020 Democrats like Michael Bennet.
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/09/new-hampshire-2020-primary-democrats-michael-bennet/
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden