Michael Bennet

Michael Bennet is one of two climate champions running in the Democratic primary for the toss up Governor race in Colorado.

ON THE ISSUES

• Committed to building a clean energy economy
• Will protect Colorado’s public lands and forests

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Current Senator of Colorado
• Climate champion Phil Weiser is also running in the Democratic primary
• Toss up Governor race - keeping this open Governor seat under pro-environment leadership will help maintain Colorado's role as a national climate leader at the state level

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Michael Bennet is running for Governor of Colorado. He currently represents Colorado in the U.S. Senate. As a Senator, he has fought for policies to address climate change and the Trump Administration’s efforts to roll back progress, including helping lead the calls for former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation. He has introduced legislation to rescind Trump’s anti-climate executive orders; standardize how the government evaluates the costs of climate change; to promote clean energy, energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage; and to protect our public lands including the Arctic Refuge. Additionally, he helped secure $4 billion dollars to address the Colorado River Basin drought, and as Chair of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources he pushed to secure more than $20 billion for conservation measures and $5 billion for Colorado’s forests to reduce the risk of wildfires. Bennet has a 91% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.