Democrat - Colorado
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Michael Bennet, the junior Senator from Colorado, has served most recently as the Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools. As a dedicated public servant with comprehensive experience as a businessman, Michael has a proven record of facing tough tasks at critical times. As Superintendent, Michael worked to improve student achievement and classroom performance, while also overseeing a halt to years of budgetary cuts in the Denver Public Schools. While serving as Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Michael was credited with leading the way on balancing a historic budget deficit. Prior to his service to the city, Michael was a Managing Director at the Anschutz Investment Company, where he managed the restructuring of over $3 billion in corporate debt. Representing Colorado as our state's next U.S. Senator, Michael will use his understanding and leadership on complex financial and economic issues to be a voice for Colorado's working families.
Almost four years ago, Michael inherited a School District whose achievement rates were flat and, where, for year after year, budgets were cut. With the help of Denver Public Schools' principals and teachers, Michael has turned this around. Achievement and graduation rates are up, with Denver's kids growing faster than all the kids in the state on every single test at every single grade level with the exception of one math test.

Bill Ritter, Jr. was elected as Colorado's 41^st governor in 2006 -- the first Colorado-born governor in more than 35 years. Gov. Ritter has quickly established Colorado as a national leader in renewable energy by creating a New Energy Economy, doubling the state's renewable energy portfolio and attracting a number of major manufacturing and research companies to Colorado.

Regent Ludwig, a Democrat, was elected to serve in one of two at-large positions on the University of Colorado Board of Regents in 2006.   Regent Ludwig attended Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs , Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill , California , and graduated in 1993 from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with “High Distinction.”

Cary Kennedy moved to Colorado when she was seven years old. She graduated from Manual High School (Denver) in 1986 and from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, in 1990.