Michael Bennet (b. November twenty eight, 1964, in New Delhi, India) may be a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from the state of Colorado. Bennet was 1st appointed to the Senate in 2009. He then won election in 2010, defeating Ken Buck, Bob Kinsey, Maclyn Stringer, Jason Napolitano, Charley Miller and J. Moromisato within the election.

Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Bennet is a median Democratic member of Congress, that means he can vote with the Democratic Party on the bulk of bills.

Early life and education

He was born in New Delhi whereas his father, Douglas J. Bennet, was serving as associate degree aide to metropolis Bowles, then the U.S. ambassador to Bharat. Stephen A. Douglas Bennet ran the us Agency for International Development beneath President President Carter, served as President and business executive of National Public Radio (1983–93), and Assistant Secretary of State for global organization Affairs within the executive (1993–95).

His grandparent, Stephen A. Douglas Bennet, had been associate degree economic consultant in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration. His granny, Phoebe Bennet (nee Benedict), was a direct-line descendant of Edward Fuller, UN agency crossed the Atlantic from European country to settlement on the Mayflower in 1620. Bennet's mother, Susanne Christine (nee Klejman), immigrated to the us along with her family in 1950. Her folks were Polish Jews and survived imprisonment within the national capital Ghetto. Bennet's mother may be a retired college professional UN agency teaches English as a second language for a Washington non-profit-making, associate degreed is additionally an historiographer specializing in Roman antiquities.

Bennet grew up in Washington, D.C. as his father served as associate degree aide to vice chairman Hubert Humphrey, among others. Bennet was command back in second grade attributable to his struggle with learning disability. He was registered at St. Albans college, associate degree all-boys Gymnasium, and served as a page on hill. Bennet served as a Coro Foundation fellow in big apple town.

Bennet earned his B.A. in history with honors from Wesleyan University in 1987, wherever he was a member of Beta alphabetic character Pi, and his degree from Yale graduate school, wherever he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Bennet's academic, professional and political career
2009-Present: U.S. Senator from Colorado
2005-2009: Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
2003-2005: Chief of staff to mayor of Denver
1997-2003:Managing director, Anschutz Investment Co.
1997: Special assistant U.S. attorney, Conn.
1995-1997: Counsel to U.S. deputy attorney general
1993: Graduated from Yale Law School with J.D.
1987: Graduated from Wesleyan University with B.A.

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Yale Law School, Wesleyan University and Yale University.

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28 Nov 1964, , Colorado, Married to Susan Diane Daggett and three children.

Michael Bennet SENATE CAREER:

U.S. Senate

2015-2016
Bennet serves on the following committees:
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops and Agricultural Research
Finance Committee
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Ranking Member
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Subcommittee on Children and Families
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security

2013-2014
Bennet served on the following Senate committees:
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
Finance
The Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
The Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight Chairman
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Subcommittee on Children and Families

2011-2012
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology
Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Subcommittee on Children and Families
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms
Aging

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