Michael Bennet
US Senator for Colorado
Candidate for Governor
Democrat
Next Election
Colorado 2026 Democrat Primary • June 30, 2026
About Michael Bennet
Michael’s parents and grandparents raised him to have the highest hopes for our country. Michael’s dad was a public servant who worked for the federal government. His mom was a school librarian and an immigrant to this country. Born in Poland just before Hitler invaded, she and her parents survived the Holocaust and made their way to the United States to rebuild their shattered lives.
Michael believes that, as Americans, we have a responsibility to build opportunity for one another and the next generation. This core belief informed Michael’s work as the Superintendent of Denver Public Schools and, for the last sixteen years, as Colorado’s U.S. Senator.
When Michael arrived to the Senate in 2009, he quickly established himself as an independent leader – who stands up for what is right and delivers results for Colorado.
Driven by an obligation to create an economy that works for everyone, not just the few at the top, Michael has delivered once-in-a-generation economic policies like the expanded Child Tax Credit, which cut our nation’s childhood poverty rate nearly in half and gave a tax cut to 96% of Colorado families with kids.
Michael helped pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and secured over $8 billion for more than 1,000 Colorado projects to improve our roads, bridges, transportation, and water infrastructure. He also wrote the bill which would become the single largest investment in high-speed internet in American history, and led the fight to limit prescription drug costs for seniors.
Michael was instrumental in passing the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant climate legislation in the planet’s history, and played a critical role in writing the bill’s clean energy provisions that are creating jobs and lowering energy costs, especially in rural communities. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Michael has brought Western water and wildfire challenges to the forefront of the national conversation, securing billions of dollars for forest health, conservation, and drought in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. He also has worked to protect many of Colorado’s treasured landscapes including Camp Hale, Camp Amache, the Thompson Divide, Hermosa Creek, and Browns Canyon.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s reckless decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Michael continues to fight for a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions and will stand up against any Trump Administration action that infringes on Colorado’s constitutional right to choose.
As the Trump Administration attacks our fundamental American values of equality, freedom, and opportunity for all, Michael is running for Governor to protect Colorado from Trump’s damage and to build a brighter future in Colorado – a future focused on the well-being of all of us, not just the few.
Michael lives in Denver with his wife Susan Daggett, their cat Captain Flint, and their dog Bandit.
They have three daughters, Caroline, Halina, and Anne.
Michael believes that, as Americans, we have a responsibility to build opportunity for one another and the next generation. This core belief informed Michael’s work as the Superintendent of Denver Public Schools and, for the last sixteen years, as Colorado’s U.S. Senator.
When Michael arrived to the Senate in 2009, he quickly established himself as an independent leader – who stands up for what is right and delivers results for Colorado.
Driven by an obligation to create an economy that works for everyone, not just the few at the top, Michael has delivered once-in-a-generation economic policies like the expanded Child Tax Credit, which cut our nation’s childhood poverty rate nearly in half and gave a tax cut to 96% of Colorado families with kids.
Michael helped pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and secured over $8 billion for more than 1,000 Colorado projects to improve our roads, bridges, transportation, and water infrastructure. He also wrote the bill which would become the single largest investment in high-speed internet in American history, and led the fight to limit prescription drug costs for seniors.
Michael was instrumental in passing the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant climate legislation in the planet’s history, and played a critical role in writing the bill’s clean energy provisions that are creating jobs and lowering energy costs, especially in rural communities. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Michael has brought Western water and wildfire challenges to the forefront of the national conversation, securing billions of dollars for forest health, conservation, and drought in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. He also has worked to protect many of Colorado’s treasured landscapes including Camp Hale, Camp Amache, the Thompson Divide, Hermosa Creek, and Browns Canyon.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s reckless decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, Michael continues to fight for a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions and will stand up against any Trump Administration action that infringes on Colorado’s constitutional right to choose.
As the Trump Administration attacks our fundamental American values of equality, freedom, and opportunity for all, Michael is running for Governor to protect Colorado from Trump’s damage and to build a brighter future in Colorado – a future focused on the well-being of all of us, not just the few.
Michael lives in Denver with his wife Susan Daggett, their cat Captain Flint, and their dog Bandit.
They have three daughters, Caroline, Halina, and Anne.
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democratic candidate for governor, submitted nominating petitions for Colorado’s June primary ballot on Friday, his campaign and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said. Bennet plans to rely on his petitions to get on the ballot, skipping the caucus and assembly pro...
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Today we turned in over 17,000 signatures from Coloradans in every corner of the state to help put my campaign for governor on the ballot.
I’m grateful to every volunteer and every voter who stepped up because they believe in a bold vision for a Co... more
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I hear this a lot on the trail: people thank me for the work I’ve done in the Senate — and they’re understandably nervous about the uncertainty of having both a new Senator and a new Governor at the same time.
I don’t take that lightly. But we’re li... more
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Here’s the truth: housing and transportation are inseparable. If we want rents to come down and commutes to get easier, we have to build more homes and invest in transit — together, with urgency.
I rolled out my Build for the Future plan last week b... more
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Come with me to Pueblo 🚘 talking with folks about what it will take to lower costs, expand opportunity, and build a future the next generation of Coloradans can be excited about.
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Colorado needs to be bold — half steps won’t fix this affordability crisis. Housing and transit go hand in hand: to bring rents down and make commutes easier, we have to build more homes and invest in transit.
As governor, I’ll take a statewide appr... more
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Thank you to @michaelbennet for joining me in Pueblo today. We had a great discussion on childcare issues and potential solutions. Thank you also, to all who showed up to meet our next Governor and to ask him your questions.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is running for governor, told a newspaper this month that he favors suspending Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, though he sounded less certain in another interview a few days later. “I think it’s right to suspend it for now and to try to see whether there’s any w...
The Democrat says it’s natural for voters to ask, but that he thinks people feel good about his explanation — which is that as governor he can both fight Donald Trump and chart a new path forward for his party
ICE protest held at Sen. Bennet’s office in Pueblo FOX21 News Colorado
Veterans told Sen. Michael Bennet that they want more resources for county-level support services and suicide prevention during a discussion Tuesday at the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center in Colorado Springs. Having served at the federal level for 16 years, Bennet said he wanted to learn how he c...
Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, and the campaign committees that support them, entered the election year with almost $9 million on hand, as the race to succeed term-limited Colorado Gov. Jared Polis heats up. Although Weiser started the ...
Sen. Michael Bennet wants to prevent the Forest Service from using budgeted dollars to support planning and permitting for the road to the 19-home Berlaimont Estates near Vail
In their first debate, Weiser accuses Bennet of not fighting Trump enough, and Bennet accuses Weiser of exaggerating his role in the battle
The funds will likely be mostly spent on the primary given that whoever wins the Democratic faceoff will likely become governor in November
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