BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from US Congress district SD-CO
COMMITTEES
US Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Michael F. Bennet was born in New Delhi, India, while his father served as an aide to the U.S. ambassador. His family moved around before settling in Colorado when Bennet was in high school. After graduating from law school, Bennet worked in the private sector before entering public service by working for the U.S. Department of Justice under President Clinton. He later served as chief of staff to then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. In 2009, Bennet was appointed to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Ken Salazar when Salazar became Interior secretary in the Obama administration.read less
OFFICES HELD
US Senate from US Congress
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