Michael Bennet

US Senator from Colorado

A Senator from Colorado; born in New Delhi, India, November 28, 1964; B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1987; J.D., Yale Law School, 1993, editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal; counsel to U.S. deputy attorney general 1995-1997; special assistant U.S. attorney, Conn., 1997; managing director, Anschutz Investment Co. 1997-2003; chief of staff to mayor of Denver, Colo., 2003-2005; superintendent, Denver Public Schools 2005-2009; appointed January 21, 2009, to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 2011, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Kenneth L. Salazar; took the oath of office on January 22, 2009; elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 for the term ending January 3, 2017; chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2013-).

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Leadership & Staff

Amy Friedman Sen. Michael Bennet Acting Chief of Staff

• Amy Friedman - Acting Chief of Staff & State Director

Olivia Bercow Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet Deputy Chief of Staff

• Deputy Chief of Staff

Jonathan Davidson DHS chief of staff, former Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs - Treasury Department

• chief of staff (past)

Neil Kornze Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet chief of staff

• Chief of staff (Dec '22→?)

Jess Smith Colorado US senator Michael Bennet chief of staff

• Chief of staff (Apr '21→?)

Michael Amodeo

• press secretary (past)

Business Positions

Regal Entertainment Group American movie theater chain headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee

• Board Member

Anschutz Investment Company

• Position

Positions

Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act Innovation Grants Setting Up Pay for Success

• Co-Sponsor (Apr '19→?)*

Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act Part of the 2018 Bi-Partisan Budget Bill Promoting Pay for Success

• Co-Sponsor ('17→?)

In the office of

John Hickenlooper U.S. Senator from Colorado, former Governor of Colorado, former Denver mayor

• Former Chief of Staff as Mayor*

Government Positions

Denver Public Schools public school system in the City and County of Denver, Colorado

• Former Superintendent*

State of Colorado

• Senator From ('09→?)*

Donors

KIDSPAC NYC Public School Parents PAC

• Donation/Grant · 10,000 USD ('15→'16)

National Cable and Telecommunications Association Political Action Committee (Ncta PAC)

• Donation/Grant · 10,000 USD ('15→'16)

American Staffing Association Staffing PAC American Staffing Association Political Action Committee

• Donation/Grant · 2,500 USD ('16)

HCR Manor Care Owner of nursing homes nationwide. Controlled by private equity fund, the Carlyle Group

• Donation/Grant · 1,000 USD

Kay Yun Co-Founder and Partner at Health Evolution Partners

• Donation/Grant · 500 USD (?→Jan 20 '20)

Mortimer D A Sackler Board Member, Purdue Pharma

• 2 contributions · 125 USD (Jun 28 '16→Jul 22 '16)

McKinsey & Company Management consulting firm

• Donation ('10)

Bennet for Colorado

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 5 contributions · 9,600 USD ('07→'12)

John Tony Salazar Democratic US Representative from Colorado

• 4 contributions · 4,900 USD ('03→'10)

Ken Salazar Biden Ambassador to Mexico; former Interior Secretary, former Colorado U.S. senator

• 3 contributions · 4,500 USD ('04→'05)

Michael Bennet US Senator from Colorado

• 1 contribution · 3,570 USD ('10)

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Political Fundraising Committee for Democratic Senatorial Candidates

• 1 contribution · 3,000 USD ('04)

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD ('12)

Elizabeth Helen Markey Representative from Colorado

• 1 contribution · 2,400 USD ('10)

Harry Reid Late US Senator and Representative from Nevada

• 1 contribution · 2,400 USD ('09)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD ('04)

Thomas Lee Strickland partner at WilmerHale; former Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks - Department of the Interior

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('02)

Campaign Donors

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David Bonderman Co founder, TPG Capital

• 11 contributions · 34,500 USD ('09→Jun 15 '16)

Blair Richardson Managing Partner, Bow River Capital Partners

• 10 contributions · 28,900 USD (Feb 26 '09→Jun 20 '16)

Robert R Dyson chairman and CEO of Dyson-Kissner-Moran; Patterson Planning & Services, Inc.

• 11 contributions · 28,800 USD ('09→Jun 16 '16)

E Marc Pinto Portfolio Manager, Janus Capital

• 2 contributions · 27,500 USD ('10)

James S Tisch President & CEO, Loews Corporation; son of Laurence Tisch

• 8 contributions · 24,300 USD (Jun 28 '16)

Merryl H Tisch Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents

• 12 contributions · 23,400 USD ('09→Jun 28 '16)

Richard N Baer Qwest Communications

• 9 contributions · 22,800 USD (Mar 4 '09→Dec 29 '15)

Emily Blavatnik Wife of billionaire Len Blavatnik

• 9 contributions · 21,600 USD (Jun 16 '16)

Prakash H. Mehta Partner, Akin Gump

• 6 contributions · 21,600 USD (May 23 '16)

William D Rahm Senior Managing Director of Centerbridge Partners, LP

• 6 contributions · 21,600 USD (Mar 31 '16)

Memberships

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus Congressional caucuses (House and Senate) to increase awareness of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in the United States

• Member (Sep '15→?)

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US Senate upper house of the United States Congress

• Senator (Jan 22 '09→Jan 3 '23)

Senate Finance Committee

• Member

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

• Member ('09→?)

Family

James Bennet Editorial page editor of The New York Times

• brother

Douglas J. Bennet Sr. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet's grandfather. FDR advisor

• grandfather

Susan Daggett Professor of Law, University Of Denver

• wife

Douglas J Bennet Former president, Wesleyan University; former head of NPR

• father

Schools

Yale Law School Ivy League law school

• JD (?→'93)

Wesleyan University New England liberal arts college

• Bachelor's Degree (?→'87)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Philip Anschutz Denver-based businessman; Colorado’s richest person, est. worth >$15 billion

• Affiliation