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Michael Bennet

Colorado · Democrat

In the Senate since 2009 · 9 Congresses served

About

Michael Farrand Bennet is an American attorney 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.

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In the 119th Congress

Michael Bennet sits 32nd from the left of 102 scored senators (2 of them since left office, marked "former" below). Ringed below; the rest of the chamber is faded.

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A–Z by last name · 101 members

Sen. Angela AlsobrooksD-MDSen. Alan ArmstrongR-OKSen. Tammy BaldwinD-WISen. Jim BanksR-INSen. John BarrassoR-WYSen. Marsha BlackburnR-TNSen. Richard BlumenthalD-CTSen. Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DESen. Cory BookerD-NJSen. John BoozmanR-ARSen. Katie BrittR-ALSen. Ted BuddR-NCSen. Maria CantwellD-WASen. Shelley CapitoR-WVSen. Bill CassidyR-LASen. Susan CollinsR-MESen. Christopher CoonsD-DESen. John CornynR-TXSen. Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVSen. Tom CottonR-ARSen. Kevin CramerR-NDSen. Mike CrapoR-IDSen. Ted CruzR-TXSen. John CurtisR-UTSen. Steve DainesR-MTSen. Tammy DuckworthD-ILSen. Richard DurbinD-ILSen. Joni ErnstR-IASen. John FettermanD-PASen. Deb FischerR-NESen. Ruben GallegoD-AZSen. Kirsten GillibrandD-NYSen. Darline GrahamR-SCSen. Lindsey GrahamR-SC (fmr)Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IASen. Bill HagertyR-TNSen. Maggie HassanD-NHSen. Josh HawleyR-MOSen. Martin HeinrichD-NMSen. John HickenlooperD-COSen. Mazie HironoD-HISen. John HoevenR-NDSen. Jon HustedR-OHSen. Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MSSen. Ron JohnsonR-WISen. Jim JusticeR-WVSen. Tim KaineD-VASen. Mark KellyD-AZSen. John KennedyR-LASen. Andy KimD-NJSen. Angus KingI-MESen. Amy KlobucharD-MNSen. James LankfordR-OKSen. Mike LeeR-UTSen. Ben LujánD-NMSen. Cynthia LummisR-WYSen. Ed MarkeyD-MASen. Roger MarshallR-KSSen. Mitch McConnellR-KYSen. Dave McCormickR-PASen. Jeff MerkleyD-ORSen. Ashley MoodyR-FLSen. Jerry MoranR-KSSen. Bernie MorenoR-OHSen. Markwayne MullinR-OK (fmr)Sen. Lisa MurkowskiR-AKSen. Christopher MurphyD-CTSen. Patty MurrayD-WASen. Jon OssoffD-GASen. Alex PadillaD-CASen. Rand PaulR-KYSen. Gary PetersD-MISen. Jack ReedD-RISen. Pete RickettsR-NESen. James RischR-IDSen. Jacky RosenD-NVSen. Mike RoundsR-SDSen. Bernie SandersI-VTSen. Brian SchatzD-HISen. Adam SchiffD-CASen. Eric SchmittR-MOSen. Chuck SchumerD-NYSen. Rick ScottR-FLSen. Tim ScottR-SCSen. Jeanne ShaheenD-NHSen. Tim SheehyR-MTSen. Elissa SlotkinD-MISen. Tina SmithD-MNSen. Dan SullivanR-AKSen. John ThuneR-SDSen. Thom TillisR-NCSen. Tommy TubervilleR-ALSen. Chris Van HollenD-MDSen. Mark WarnerD-VASen. Raphael WarnockD-GASen. Elizabeth WarrenD-MASen. Peter WelchD-VTSen. Sheldon WhitehouseD-RISen. Roger WickerR-MSSen. Ron WydenD-ORSen. Todd YoungR-IN

Ideological trajectory · dimension 1 by Congress

Michael Bennet's per-Congress position (nokken–poole), against the party mean.

-0.50-0.250.00200920132017202120252023: -0.362023: -0.38

Colorado delegation · both senators on dimension 1

Michael Bennet and their seatmate, gap 0.01. All 50 delegations →

-1.0-0.50.00.51.0ColoradoHickenlooper -0.32Bennet -0.310.01

Committee memberships

Michael Bennet’s 4 committee assignments in the 119th Congress ranked by seniority. Each row also shows how Michael Bennet’s own position compares to that committee’s overall blend.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
23 members · seniority rank 2
Δ 0.39 from center
▸Serves on 2 subcommittees
  • Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyRanking Member
    13 members
  • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
    13 members
Finance
27 members · seniority rank 3
Δ 0.40 from center
▸Serves on 3 subcommittees
  • Taxation and IRS OversightRanking Member
    19 members
  • Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
    13 members
  • International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
    17 members
Intelligence
21 members · seniority rank 5
Δ 0.39 from center
Rules and Administration
17 members · seniority rank 7
Δ 0.40 from center
Michael Bennet’s own positionCommittee’s blended position

Laws Michael Bennet sponsored or cosponsored

Every public law that Michael Bennet sponsored or cosponsored, newest first. Each law shows the part Michael Bennet played, the policy area, and its closest recorded final-passage vote. Only bills that became law appear: most bills a member sponsors never do.

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    Data notes

    Public laws from the 93rd Congress (1973) on, from Congress.gov and GovInfo bill data, listed under the bill that was enacted. Cosponsors who withdrew are not counted. “Major” follows David Mayhew’s list of important enactments, which stops at the 118th Congress; later laws are not yet assessed. Votes and policy areas are as on the Laws page.

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    Financial disclosures · Senate

    Net worth over time

    Net worth for 2025

    $29.2M

    Range $10.96M – $47.44M

    $50M$40M$30M$20M$10M$02013201520172019202120232025
    MidpointFull reported range

    EAERX - Eaton Vance Stock A

    $15M

    Self · Mutual Funds Mutual Fund

    $5,000,001 - $25,000,000

    Canyon Balanced Fund LP Description : Hedge fund (Los Angeles, CA)

    $3M

    Self · Investment Fund Hedge Fund

    $1,000,001 - $5,000,000

    Oakcliff Capital Partners, LP Description : Hedge Fund (New York, NY) Filer comment: Although we have requested addl info. from the fund mgr, addl info. is not ascertainable; & the filer has no authority to direct the investments.

    $3M

    Self · Investment Fund Hedge Fund

    $1,000,001 - $5,000,000

    Total assets$11.46M – $47.69M
    Total liabilities$250K – $500K
    Net worth$10.96M – $47.44M
    Midpoint estimate$29.2M

    Values are the bands reported on the filing; midpoints are our estimate. Source: Senate eFD PDF, filed in 2026.

    Members of Congress don't report a net worth. They file annual disclosures listing assets and liabilities as value ranges, like “$15,001-$50,000.” We take the midpoint of each range and subtract liabilities from assets to estimate net worth. Expect wide margins: these are estimates, best read as trends and comparisons rather than exact totals.

    How to read this

    What's in a filing. Each year, members report the previous year's assets (stocks, funds, real estate other than a personal residence, retirement accounts, business interests, bank accounts) and liabilities. A spouse's or dependent child's holdings are included; a member's home, vehicles and household goods generally are not.

    Why ranges. Each item is reported within a set band, not as an exact amount, and the bands widen as values grow. The top band is open-ended (“over $X”), so a very large holding is shown with a floor, not an estimate.

    How we estimate. Net worth is the sum of asset midpoints minus the sum of liability midpoints, so the true figure could sit well above or below ours. Filings we couldn't read with confidence are flagged, and some years are missing.

    What it can and can't tell you. Comparing a member to themselves over time is more reliable than comparing two members. A year-to-year jump can be an asset crossing into the next band.

    Years are the year each report covers, so a report filed in 2025 appears as 2024. The line traces the midpoint and the shaded band shows the full reported range. Source: Senate eFD.