Many sources close to Governor Bill Ritter have confirmed that Denver School Superintendent Michael Bennet ’87 is expected to be selected as the next Senator from Colorado. He was considered a longshot for the job by many; John Hickenlooper ’74, Ed Perlmutter, and Mike Miles were some of the other frontrunners.
In fact, Bennet served as Hickenlooper’s chief of staff while he was mayor of Denver, before he became Superintendent of Schools. Michael Bennet had formerly been considered a possibility for Obama’s Secretary of Education, but that choice went to Arne Duncan. Bennet was at least back to visit Wesleyan in 2006, where he gave a Weseminar called “The Education Race.”
Michael Bennet is also the son of our university’s last President, Doug Bennet.
Read up about Michael Bennet and his selection for the position of Senator:
Denver Post
Wikipedia
NYTimes Caucus
A fun story from 2003 about the relationship between Bennet and Hickenlooper
FiveThirtyEight
Congrats, Michael Bennet! We’re proud of you.
haha
haha
7:04, i would hardly call this nepotism. are you calling him underqualified, or what? also, you’re wrong — biology has more nepotism than anything. it’s called evolution.
7:04, i would hardly call this nepotism. are you calling him underqualified, or what?
also, you’re wrong — biology has more nepotism than anything. it’s called evolution.
looks exactly like his father
looks exactly like his father
he’s hot.
he’s hot.
May he continue the Bennet legacy and bring honor and respect to Wesleyan (and not get a big head cause that’s when you get stupid and do the opposite)
May he continue the Bennet legacy and bring honor and respect to Wesleyan (and not get a big head cause that’s when you get stupid and do the opposite)
Oh, didn’t know the Googles show the Internets web sites for the articles. Thanks!
Oh, didn’t know the Googles show the Internets web sites for the articles. Thanks!
See also http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/bennet-reportedly-chosen-as-colorados.html.
See also http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/01/bennet-reportedly-chosen-as-colorados.html.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/01/15/070115fa_fact_booseriously, can’t you search for it at google?
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/01/15/070115fa_fact_boo
seriously, can’t you search for it at google?
I wish biology had nepotism
I wish biology had nepotism
Anyone have the link to the New Yorker article about him a couple years ago? Great article.
Anyone have the link to the New Yorker article about him a couple years ago? Great article.
well done wesleying. that was quick reporting. seriously.
well done wesleying. that was quick reporting. seriously.