Michael bennett biography

American attorney and politician (born )

For other people with similar names, see Michael Bennett (disambiguation) and Senator Bennet (disambiguation).

Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, ) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the seniorUnited States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the seat when Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company, chief of staff to Denver mayor (and his future Senate colleague) John Hickenlooper, and superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

Bennet is the son of Douglas J. Bennet, a former State Department official and president of Wesleyan University. Early in his career, Bennet worked for Ohio governorRichard Celeste. He received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, worked as a law clerk, and was counsel to the U.S. deputy attorney