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| − | '''Michael F. Bennet''' is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States Senate]], representing Colorado. | + | {{TOCnestleft}} |
| + | '''Michael F. Bennet''' is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States Senate]], representing [[Colorado]]. | ||
Bennet served as the Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools before running for the U.S. Senate. He has also been Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor [[John Hickenlooper]], Managing Director at the Anschutz Investment Company, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the [[Department of Justice]] during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] Administration. | Bennet served as the Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools before running for the U.S. Senate. He has also been Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor [[John Hickenlooper]], Managing Director at the Anschutz Investment Company, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the [[Department of Justice]] during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] Administration. | ||
Revision as of 01:51, 16 December 2010
Template:TOCnestleft Michael F. Bennet is a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing Colorado.
Bennet served as the Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools before running for the U.S. Senate. He has also been Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Managing Director at the Anschutz Investment Company, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice during the Clinton Administration.
Michael earned his bachelor’s degree with honors from Wesleyan University and his law degree from Yale Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of The Yale Law Journal.
In 1997, Bennet married Susan Daggett, a successful natural resources lawyer.[1] Michael and Susan are the parents of three daughters: Caroline, Halina, and Anne.[2]
Supported by Council for a Livable World
The Council for a Livable World, founded in 1962 by long-time socialist activist and alleged Soviet agent, Leo Szilard, is a non-profit advocacy organization that seeks to "reduce the danger of nuclear weapons and increase national security", primarily through supporting progressive, congressional candidates who support their policies. The Council is supporting Michael Bennet in his 2010 election campaign.[3]
Committees
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
- Financial Institutions subcommittee
- Security and International Trade and Finance subcommittee
- Securities, Insurance and Investment
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit subcommittee
- Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms subcommittee
- Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology subcommittee
- Senate Special Committee on Aging[4]
External links
References
- ↑ [http://www.nytimes.com/ New York Timesarticle, October 26, 1997]
- ↑ About Bennet
- ↑ CLW website: Meet Our Candidates
- ↑ Committees