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Seat
U.S. Senator from Colorado
Born
November 28, 1964
Age 61
Phone
(202) 224-5852
Office
261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Colorado

Michael F. Bennet

Michael Farrand Bennet is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. 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 John Hickenlooper, and superintendent of Denver Public Schools. Bennet is running for Governor of Colorado in 2026.

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Voting Record — 772
Yes29%
No69%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align96%
Cross-party3%
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Michael F. Bennet headshot
Michael F. Bennet
U.S. SenatorDemocratColorado
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Michael F.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 60 sponsored · 216 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 17(source)
Colorado is ringing in the Lunar New Year! As one of only a few states to recognize Lunar New Year as an official state holiday, Colorado celebrates the Year of the Fire Horse — representing powerful energy, momentum, and transformation. (Photo: Far East Center)
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 17(source)
Rev. Jackson devoted his life to lifting up the voices of those who are too often forgotten and building coalitions to enact real change. His legacy of steadfast commitment to justice will continue on.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 17(source)
We are a nation torn between the worst impulses and the highest ideals of our Constitution. Rev. Jesse Jackson embodied the highest ideals of liberty and equality and challenged the rest of us to do the same.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 17(source)
This week, I was glad to sit down with researchers, family members, and self-advocates with the Global Down Syndrome Foundation to discuss how we can improve health outcomes and extend lives for Coloradans with Down Syndrome.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 15(source)
Evie also shattered barriers in athletics as the first woman to serve as Vice President of the U.S. Olympic Committee throughout most of the 1980s and made history as Chef de Mission for Team USA at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 15(source)
As the first woman and the first Black Coloradan to serve as Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, she led critical desegregation efforts during one of the most divisive periods in Colorado’s public education history.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 14(source)
Eight years ago, 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Today, we remember the students and staff members who lost their lives. We stand with their families to honor their memory and fight for a future where no child has to fear gun violence in their classroom.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 13(source)
Coloradans Alexa Brabec and Annika Malacinski have the talent to medal in Women's Nordic Combined for Team USA. But Nordic Combined is the ONLY Winter Olympic sport that excludes women.
Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge International Olympic Committee to Allow Women to Compete in Nordic Combined - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to support the future of the Nordic Combined by not only conti...
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 13(source)
President Trump promised that other countries would pay for his tariffs. The truth: American businesses and consumers paid nearly 90% of tariff costs in 2025. With prices rising and paychecks stretched thin, working families are paying the price for Trump’s reckless trade agenda.
NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs
Americans are shouldering almost all of President Donald Trump’s import tax surge, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Thursday.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 12(source)
I voted NO on the Republican DHS bill, as it does nothing to hold ICE agents accountable or stop families from being torn apart. Senate Republicans refused to guarantee basic accountability measures, leaving critical agencies like FEMA and TSA without funding while the Senate takes week off.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 12(source)
Trump and Senate Republicans have abandoned the middle class—weakening our economic security and leaving future generations to pay off trillions in debt.
Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govFeb 12(source)
President Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" will add over $3 trillion to our national deficit. While Trump hands tax cuts to billionaires and large corporations, deficits are soaring to the highest levels since World War II.
U.S. Budget Hole Set to Deepen by Trillions
The budget deficit will widen over the next decade as interest costs consume an increasing share of spending, the CBO said in a forecast that highlighted the country’s long-run fiscal challenges.
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Voting History
772 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-01-28H.R. 23 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-28—Confirm nomineeYESYES✓Nomination Confirmed (77-22)
2025-01-27—End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (97-0)
2025-01-27—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (68-29)
2025-01-25—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-23)
2025-01-25—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (59-34)
2025-01-24—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
2025-01-24—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-01-23—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
2025-01-23—Confirm nomineeYESNO✕↔Nomination Confirmed (74-25)
2025-01-23—End debateYESNO✕↔Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
2025-01-22S. 6 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-21—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-01-21—Begin considerationNONO✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
2025-01-20—Confirm nomineeYESYES✓Nomination Confirmed (99-0)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Final passageNONO✓Bill Passed (64-35)
2025-01-20S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESNO✕↔Amendment Agreed to (75-24)
2025-01-17S. 5 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (46-49)
2025-01-15S. 5 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESNO✕↔Amendment Agreed to (70-25)
2025-01-13S. 5 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
2025-01-09S. 5 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYES✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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