Michael Bennet

Michael Bennet continues as the United States Senator in Colorado after narrowly winning the seat at the November 2010 elections. Bennet's opponent was Republican Ken Buck.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/03/colorado-election-results-2010_n_778108.html

Michael Bennet is a Democratic United States Senator from Colorado.http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/04/how-old-is-michael-bennet/ Bennet served as the Superintendent of Denver Public Schools from 2005-2009. http://bennetforcolorado.com/about_Michael Bennet also worked as Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor John Kickenlooper and was part of an effort to balance a budget deficit. As Managing Director at the Anschutz Investment Company, Bennet managed a restructure of more than three billion dollars in corporate debt.http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1230985755177

Under the leadership of Bennet, achievement rates at the Denver Public Schools have gone up. The DPS students' test scores have improved faster then the statewide averages in almost all subjects. A program for children called Early Childhood Education has been started. This program offers more the 2,000 four-year-olds the opportunity to have a full day of education before going to Kindergarten.http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1230985755177

Senator Michael Bennet was seeking re-election in the 2010 elections. His challenger was Republican Ken Buck.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/colorado/election_2010_colorado_senate As of October 16, 2010 the two were very close in the race. According to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, Bennet was at 45% in the polls, with Buck at 47%. This was a drop in the polls for Buck which had the polls at 50% earlier.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/colorado/election_2010_colorado_senate Bennet won the election and continues in the Senate seat.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/03/colorado-election-results-2010_n_778108.html

Michael Bennet was born on November 28, 1964, in New Delhi, India. Bennet’s father was a U.S. ambassador’s aide in India. He is the oldest in the family with one sister and one brother.http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/04/how-old-is-michael-bennet/

Bennet moved to Colorado in 1997 and started working for Anschutz Investment Company. He was the Superintendent for Denver Public Schools from 2005 to 2009 and was appointed to the Senate in January 2009 when Ken Salazar became the Secretary of the Interior.http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/04/how-old-is-michael-bennet/

Michael Bennet is married to Susan Daggett, who is a natural resources lawyer. They have been married since 1997.http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/04/is-michael-bennet-married/ They have three daughters.http://bennet.senate.gov/about/

Bennet is on record as a supporter of Health Care Reform. He has stated he believes it will give all Americans the opportunity to have quality, affordable health care and will stop out-of-control health care costs.http://bennet.senate.gov/issues/issue/?id=76CD3D27-E049-4B01-B471-D5A1D866B231

Bennet claims to support job creation and economic recovery in his home state and the United States. He has voted for such acts as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Making Work Pay tax cut, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 and the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act.http://bennet.senate.gov/issues/issue/?id=6f3914be-c386-4f38-9304-75a740a9ed69

"Uncertain times call for certain leadership, and that’s why Michael Bennet is the right choice to represent all Coloradans in the Senate. He has an impressive record of bringing people together to find common ground and common-sense solutions to complex problems, and of turning around troubled public and private enterprises and leaving them far stronger than he found them."—Bill RitterBloomberg: Colorado Governor Picks Schools Chief for U.S. Senate (January 3, 2009)