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.
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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...
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We’re hitting the road for the Our Colorado Tour: a statewide swing to meet Coloradans where you are and share my vision for Colorado as your next governor.
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Candidate
Running for Governor
We’re hitting the road for the Our Colorado Tour: a statewide swing to meet Coloradans where you are and share my vision for Colorado as your next governor.
See you on the trail!
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
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Great weekend traveling across Colorado and connecting with folks where they are: in classrooms, small businesses, and community spaces. And it’s exactly why I’m running for Governor: to deliver real solutions that lower costs and expand opportunity ... more
In their first debate, Weiser accuses Bennet of not fighting Trump enough, and Bennet accuses Weiser of exaggerating his role in the battle
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A week ago, ICE agents killed Renee Good in a horrific, unnecessary shooting. Since then, it’s only escalated. More confrontation, more fear. Masked agents don’t belong in our cities ripping families apart. Kristi Noem must resign.
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A week ago, ICE agents killed Renee Good in a horrific, unnecessary shooting. Since then, it’s only escalated. More confrontation, more fear. Masked agents don’t belong in our cities ripping families apart. Kristi Noem must resign.
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President Trump has declared a full-scale crusade against Colorado.
Just recently, he vetoed my bill that would provide 50,000 rural Coloradans with clean drinking water. In the last few months alone, he’s denied critical disaster relief to Colorad... more
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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You can feel it across Colorado — the energy is real. People-powered, grassroots, and growing. Join us!
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Colorado families are being squeezed. As governor, I’ll tackle Colorado’s affordability crisis by:
1️⃣ Building more homes people can actually afford
2️⃣ Cutting child care costs by expanding quality providers
3️⃣ Lowering health care and prescriptio... more
Things got a little chippy Saturday at a union hall north of Denver, as Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sparred over the effectiveness of their respective responses to President Donald Trump’s second administration in their first...
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the state’s top spot as governor with Gov. Jared Polis reaching term limits in 2026. Bennet is a longtime Colorado public servant and attorney, having served more than 16 years in the U.S. Senate, representing the state. He ...
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Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are calling on President Donald Trump to reverse federal denial of Colorado’s requests for federal disaster declarations tied to recent wildfires and flooding. Polis’ office said he received two denial letters from the F...
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