BENNET, MICHAEL F

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Full Name: Michael Farrand Bennet

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Susan; 3 Children: Caroline, Halina, Anne

Birth Date: 11/28/1964

Birth Place: New Delhi, India

Home City: Denver, CO

Education

JD, Yale Law School, 1993

BA, Wesleyan University, 1987

Political Experience

Senator, United States Senate, 2009-present

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member

Finance, Member

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Member

Subcommittee on Children and Families, Member

Subcommittee on Commodities, Markets, Trade and Risk Management, Member

Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Member

Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Member

Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, Member

Professional Experience

Law Clerk, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

Superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 2005-2009

Chief of Staff, Mayor, City of Denver, John Hickenlooper, 2003-2005

Managing Director, Anschutz Investment Company, 1997-2003

Special Assistant, United States Attorney, State of Connecticut, 1997

Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 1995-1997

Administrative Aide, Ohio Governor Richard Celeste, 1988-1990

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Former Editor-in-Chief, Yale Law Journal

Total: 5

PACs donate $500K to Bennet campaign

07/20/2015

By Bill Theobald | USA TODAY

Senate Passes Bennet-Gardner Amendment to Transfer VA Construction Management to Army Corps

06/18/2015

Michael Bennet's Official Personal Website

Bennet, Portman Introduce Amendment to Strengthen Cybersecurity Workforce

06/16/2015

Michael Bennet's Official Personal Website

Bennet, up for re-election in 2016, raises $2M

04/09/2015

By Bill Theobald | USA TODAY

Sen. Michael Bennet giving up Bob Menendez PAC money

04/02/2015

By BURGESS EVERETT | POLITICO

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Oppose The only "gun right" is self-defense against violence. The government should reinforce registration rules and keep guns away from children.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 134

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
09/20/2012	S.3592	Locally Grown Foods for Older Americans Act	09/20/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
09/19/2012	S.3575	LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2012	09/19/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
08/02/2012	S.3504	Native American Indian Education Act of 2012	08/02/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (All Actions)
07/18/2012	S.3400	Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2012	07/18/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
06/13/2012	S.3082	Nationwide Network of Support for Veterans and Military Families Act of 2012	06/13/2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. (All Actions)
05/21/2012	S.3211	Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012	05/21/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
04/24/2012	S.2341	A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right-of-way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado.	04/24/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions)
03/26/2012	S.2236	Advancing Breakthrough Therapies for Patients Act of 2012	03/26/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
03/08/2012	S.Res.393	A resolution designating March 11, 2012 as "World Plumbing Day".	03/08/2012 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
02/01/2012	S.2053	Jumpstarting Transit-Oriented Development Act	02/01/2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
12/17/2011	S.2027	Microfinance and Microenterprise Enhancement Act of 2011	12/17/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
12/13/2011	S.1986	STEM Visa Act of 2011	12/13/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
12/13/2011	S.1541	A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.	12/13/2011 Became Public Law No: 112-65. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
11/10/2011	S.1846	Nationwide Network of Support for Veterans and Their Families Act of 2011	11/10/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
10/19/2011	S.1737	Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011	10/19/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
09/20/2011	S.1584	Drug Safety and Accountability Act of 2011	09/20/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
06/22/2011	S.1250	Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act	06/22/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
06/08/2011	S.1158	English Learning and Innovation Act of 2011	06/08/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
05/11/2011	S.508	Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act	05/11/2011 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-124. (All Actions)
04/13/2011	S.812	Lead Act	04/13/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)

Total: 1061

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	S.1028	RAISE Family Caregivers Act
06/14/2017	S.722	Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
06/14/2017	S.591	Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017
06/13/2017	S.1347	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
06/12/2017	S.905	Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017
06/08/2017	S.Res.184	A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
06/08/2017	S.1152	SAFE Banking Act
05/17/2017	S.1162	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	S.1151	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers.
05/17/2017	S.543	Performance Accountability and Contractor Transparency Act of 2017
05/11/2017	S.1114	A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.
05/10/2017	S.1090	Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2017
05/10/2017	S.385	Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act
05/09/2017	S.1074	Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017
05/09/2017	S.285	Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
05/09/2017	S.280	Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act
05/08/2017	S.1068	Clean Energy for America Act
05/04/2017	S.1048	Enhanced Clinical Trial Design Act of 2017
05/04/2017	S.1045	Save Women's Preventive Care Act
05/04/2017	S.Res.158	A resolution recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.

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