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Colorado Gubernatorial Candidate: Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet has served in the U.S. Senate since 2009. He was appointed to the seat by then-Gov. Bill Ritter to fill a vacancy when Bennet was the superintendent of Denver Public ...

Attack ads by Democratic primary candidates in Colorado's gubernatorial race get a Reality Check

Attorney General Phil Weiser and Sen. Michael Bennet are facing off next month in a primary election that will determine who ...
KJCT

Colorado senator announces new strategy to block new ICE detention camps

Since President Trump took office, we have seen him and his administration attack immigrants and bring fear and chaos in our community,” Sen. Michael Bennet said. On Tuesday, Sen. Bennet announced a ...
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet says he does not believe Biden can win the 2024 election

"This race is on a trajectory that is very worrisome if you care about the future of this country," the senator told CNN's Kaitlan Collins. DENVER — In an interview on CNN Tuesday, U.S. Senator ...
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Michael Bennet, Senator From Colorado, Is Running for President

DENVER — Michael Bennet, the moderate, studious Democratic senator from Colorado known for his work on education and immigration reform, announced his candidacy for president Thursday. He joins a ...

Sen. Bennet: Trump is running a 'tyrant's playbook'

Democratic Senator Michael Bennet says Trump’s $1.8 billion taxpayer-fueled fund for his allies cannot “become the norm in ...
The Gazette

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser clash at Democratic gubernatorial forum

Colorado gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, left, and Attorney General Phil Weiser, both Democrats, speak with attendees at the Jefferson County Democratic Party's annual Eleanor ...
The Durango Herald

Sen. Michael Bennet reflects on year in Congress

WASHINGTON – Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado reflected on his year in Congress in an interview last month with The Durango Herald, emphasizing pushing back against President Donald Trump as one of the ...
The Gazette

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet qualifies by petition for Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Colorado, makes a point at a campaign town hall on Feb. 7, 2026, at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Northglenn. (Ernest ...

Bennet: Gov’s election denier commutation 'disqualifying' for potential Senate pick

Senator Michael Bennet says he would not appoint fellow Democrat, Jared Polis, to fill his seat if elected Governor because ...

Senate Democrat on Polis commuting Peters sentence: ‘Terrible decision,’ ‘disqualifying’

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) says Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s decision to commute the sentence of former county clerk Tina ...
The Denver Post

Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser trade jabs at each other — and Gov. Polis — in televised debate

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser traded plenty of jabs during their first televised debate Thursday night, but they ...