Bennet has served in the U.S. Senate since 2009, winning three terms. He narrowly won his 2010 and 2016 races, before winning again in 2022 by double digits. Before that, he was superintendent of Denver Public Schools, an experience he has talked about often while pushing for legislation in the Senate.

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is running for governor of Colorado next year, according to two sources familiar with his plans.

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, officially launched his campaign for governor Friday, saying that solutions to the state's challenges won't come from "Washington's broken politics."