Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet was born on November 28, 1964, in New Delhi, India, and went on to become a United States citizen whose career has spanned business, education, and public service. He attended St. Albans School before going on to Wesleyan University and then Yale Law School, building an academic foundation that would carry him through a range of professional roles.
His career took him through several distinct phases before landing him in elected office. He worked as counsel and later took on director-level responsibilities, and served as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company. He then moved into public service in Colorado, working as chief of staff to Denver mayor John Hickenlooper before taking on the role of superintendent of Denver Public Schools. Those years in Denver gave him direct experience running a large urban school system, a background that set him apart from many of his later Senate colleagues.
Bennet's path to the U.S. Senate came through appointment rather than election. When Senator Ken Salazar left his seat to become Secretary of the Interior, Bennet was appointed to fill the vacancy in 2009. He has held that seat as the senior United States senator from Colorado ever since, serving as a member of the Democratic Party. His career arc — from managing director to school superintendent to chief of staff to senator — reflects a broad range of roles across the private, civic, and political spheres, and he continues to serve in the Senate today.
Quotes by Michael Bennet
Before I was in the Senate, I was a superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, and before that, I was in business.
I have a very clear idea of what the Freedom Caucus has done to this country by terrorizing both the Republican Party and the America people.
We don't have to settle for Freedom Caucus tactics - those guys are tyrants. We don't have to accept that. In fact, we can't and have this country be what this country really can be.
We don't have to settle for disgraceful politics. We don't have to settle for being as terrible as Donald Trump.
Eviction often leads to a disruption in critical services like Medicaid and nutrition assistance when families need them most.
Our goal in Washington must not be to impose but to expect and assist: Expect the most of educators and students and assist them as they work together to meet those expectations. Rather than tightening our grip, we should set clear, ambitious goals and support innovative local efforts to achieve them.
Listen, I, I did vote - I did cast a vote for health care, and I also said that I thought the process was horrible. The status quo before we passed health care was also horrible.
In my experience, durable progress must be fashioned out of more than obscured truth, slogans, and empty promises. You do it through hard work. By going everywhere. Listening to everyone. Being honest with people. Being ambitious without indulging in magical thinking.