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Michael F. Bennet
U.S. Senator (Class 3), CO
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), CO current
Colorado |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2029 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), CO
Colorado |
Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), CO
Colorado |
Democratic | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 3, 2017 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 3), CO
Colorado |
Democratic | Jan 22, 2009 | Jan 3, 2011 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and Credit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.245, social dim. -0.188. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bradley Hansell to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Lukas to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cristian M. Stevens to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua M. Divine to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Schmitt Admt. No. 2853 | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 2863 | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Ossoff Amdt. No. 2896 | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Shaheen Amdt. No. 2898 | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Murkowski Amdt. No. 2865 | Yea | Jul 17, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Table Amdt. No. 2893 | Nay | Jul 17, 2025 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Booker Amdt. No. 2887 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Rosen Amdt. No. 2878 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Schiff Amdt. No. 2862 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Baldwin Amdt. No. 2855 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Motion to Recommit Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Coons Amdt. No. 2856 | Yea | Jul 16, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 15, 2025 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4 — Rescissions Act of 2025 | Nay | Jul 15, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,001 recorded contributions totalling $838,709. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 262 of 1001 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 53 | $166,200 | 20% |
| Corporate PAC | 9 | $85,450 | 10% |
| Small-dollar | 199 | $21,568 | 3% |
| Super PAC | 1 | $105 | 0% |
| Unclassified | 739 | $565,386 | 67% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $61,377 | GRASSROOTS MEDIA | BENNET FOR COLORADO | unclassified | Aug 7, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $25,500 | GRASSROOTS MEDIA | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Dec 11, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,497 | AUTHENTIC | BENNET FOR COLORADO | unclassified | Jan 5, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $16,050 | UNITED HEALTHCARE | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Mar 16, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $11,500 | BENNET WARNER VICTORY | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Nov 14, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,823 | BENNET WARNER VICTORY | BENNET FOR COLORADO | unclassified | Feb 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $6,400 | BENNET WARNER VICTORY | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Dec 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,000 | ELKCO PROPERTIES | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Feb 14, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL PAC (NMHC PAC) | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Nov 6, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ACTBLUE | BENNET FOR COLORADO | unclassified | Oct 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES PAC | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Aug 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES PAC | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Aug 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | ACTBLUE | BENNET FOR COLORADO | unclassified | Sep 24, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | ACTBLUE | BENNET FOR COLORADO | unclassified | Oct 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | BACPAC | BENNET FOR COLORADO | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)
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S 4589
US · May 20, 2026
OPEN Act
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S 4596
US · May 20, 2026
TRUST Act
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S 4590
US · May 20, 2026
KIDS Act
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S 4575
US · May 19, 2026
SMART Community Policing Act
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SRES 680
US · May 14, 2026
A resolution commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Columbine Day of Service and honoring the memories of the victims, survivors, and their families.
Social media
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