Bennet, Michael, 1964-

Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as U.S. Senator from Colorado since 2009.

Born in New Delhi, India and raised in Washington, D.C., he gradsuated from St. Albans School before earning a B.A. from Wesleyan University. After spending two years as an aide to Ohio Governor Richard Celeste, Bennet earned a J.D. from Yale Law School. After law school he served as a law clerk for the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and as an associate to Washington, D.C. attorney Lloyd Cutler. He then served as Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General during the Bill Clinton administration. Following a stint as an assistant to the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, Bennet left the legal world and moved West, first to Montana before settling in Denver, Colorado, where he worked for six years in Denver as Managing Director for the Anschutz Investment Company. While working for Anschutz, Bennet befriended fellow Wesleyan alumnus John Hickenlooper, informally advising the latter's successful campaign for mayor of Denver. Moving back into public service, Bennet served for two years as Hickenlooper's Chief of Staff from 2003 to 2005.

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