Michael F. Bennet

MICHAEL F. BENNET, Democrat, of Denver, CO; born in New Delhi, India, November 28, 1964; education: B.A., Wesleyan University, 1987; J.D., Yale Law School, 1993; professional history: counsel to U.S. Deputy Attorney General, 1995-97; special assistant, U.S. Attorney, CT, 1997; managing director, Anschutz Investment Co., 1997-2003; chief of staff to mayor of Denver, Colorado, 2003-05; superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 2005-09; election history: appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Senator Ken Salazar, sworn in on January 21, 2009; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.