Michael F. Bennet
- Party
- Democrat
- Latest Office Held:
- US Senate, CO
- Latest Office Sought:
- US Senate, CO
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. He is currently the junior United States Senator from Colorado, and a member of the Democratic Party. Bennet was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to fill the seat vacated by Ken Salazar when Salazar became the United States Secretary of the Interior. Bennet won the 2010 Senate election against Republican Ken Buck and is currently serving his first full six-year term.
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Campaign Finance
$11,804,993 ReceivedFigures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
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Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.85% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Bundled Lobbyist Contributions
Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.Bundler Amount Stanton Dodge, DISH Network $91,200 Piper Su, Patton Boggs LLP $19,000
Earmarks
$44,682,500 AllocatedFigures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2010 $5,000,000 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium: Surface Transportation Emergency Preparedness and Response Training 2010 $5,000,000 Arkansas Valley Conduit 2010 $4,500,000 Add/Alter Weapons Release 2010 $3,000,000 Colorado State University: Geosciences/Atmospheric Research 2010 $2,641,500 Colorado Transit Coalition Statewide Bus & Bus Facilities, CO 2010 $2,500,000 RTD East Corridor Construction, CO 2010 $2,400,000 National Jewish Medical Research Center: Center for Respiratory Biodefense 2010 $2,000,000 Widen Paine Street 2010 $2,000,000 RTD Gold Corridor, CO 2010 $1,950,000 Convoy Skills Trainer (IED)
