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Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

District: Junior Senator from Colorado
Residence: Denver
Born: November 28, 1964; New Delhi, India
Religion: Unspecified
Family: Wife, Susan Daggett; three children
Education: Wesleyan U., B.A. 1987 (history); Yale U., J.D. 1993
Military Service: None
Political Highlights: No previous office; U.S. Senate, 2009-present
Elected: Elected: 2009 (1st full term); Appointed Jan. 2009
Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry (Commodities & Markets; Conservation, Forestry & Natural Resources - Chairman; Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food & Agricultural Research); Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs (Housing, Transportation & Community Development; Securities, Insurance & Investment; Security & International Trade); Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (Children & Families; Employment & Workplace Safety); Special Aging

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State Information: Colorado

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2010	general	Michael Bennet (D)	851,590	48%
		Ken Buck (R)	822,731	46.4%
		Bob Kinsey (GREEN)	38,768	2.2%
		Maclyn Stringer (LIBERT)	22,589	1.3%
		Jason Napolitano (IRFM)	19,415	1.1%
		Charley Miller (UNA)	11,330	0.6%
		J. Moromisato (UNA)	5,767	0.3%
2004	general	Ken Salazar (D)	1,081,188	51.3%
		Pete Coors (R)	980,668	46.5%
		Douglas Campbell (AC)	18,783	0.9%
		Richard Randall (LIBERT)	10,160	0.5%
		John Harris (I)	8,442	0.4%
		Victor Good (REF)	6,481	0.3%
		Finn Gotaas (X)	1,750	0.1%
1998	general	Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)	829,370	62.5%
		Dottie Lamm (D)	464,754	35%
		David S. Segal (LIBERT)	14,024	1%
		Kevin Swanson (AC)	9,775	0.7%
		Jeffrey Peckman (NL)	4,101	0.3%
		John Heckman (COPP)	3,230	0.2%
		Gary Swing (USP)	1,981	0.1%
1992	general	Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D)	803,725	51.8%
		Terry Considine (R)	662,893	42.7%
		Richard O. Grimes (PI)	42,455	2.7%
		Matt Noah (CPL)	22,846	1.5%
		Dan Winters (I)	20,347	1.3%

Vote For President
Year	Democrat	Republican
2008	Barack Obama: 53.66%	John McCain: 44.71%
2004	John Kerry: 47%	George W. Bush: 52%
2000	Al Gore: 42%	George W. Bush: 51%
1996	Bill Clinton: 44%	Robert Dole: 46%
1992	Bill Clinton: 40%	George H. W. Bush: 36%
1988	Michael Dukakis: 45%	George H. W. Bush: 53%
1984	Walter F. Mondale: 35%	: