Colorado Senator Michael Bennet seriously looking at the governor’s career

Democratic senator Michael Bennet is considering a career for the governor.

Multiple sources close to Bennet confirmed CPR News that he is reflecting to run for the highest office in the State in 2026, as the Colorado Sun reported for the first time.

Bennet won the Senate re -election in 2022 with 56 percent of the votes, an improvement of its two previous races, which won with less than 50 percent. He was first appointed for his seat in 2009 by then Governor John Hickenlooper, to replace Ken Salazar, who left to become Secretary of the Interior.

The senator also had a failed offer for president in 2020, abandoning the primary New Hampshire.

“Michael Bennet has an achievement record in DC for which other people would kill,” said a high -ranking Democrat in the state. “He has been a leader in everything, from the financial reform of campaigns to reduce child poverty. It would certainly be a contender. “

Bennet could also freeze the field for Democrats, in what was expected to be a very disputed primary.

Phil Weiser, the current attorney general, He jumped to the governor’s career earlier this year. According to reports, several other Democrats are also thinking of running, including American representative Joe Neguse, representative Jason Crow and former American senator Salazar.

With Governor Jared Polis Limited next year, the Governor’s Office is first open since 2018. The other important constitutional offices of the State will also be open in 2026.

If Bennet postulates for governor, he would open a seat in the Senate in the state at a time when Democrats have done it well electorally in recent years.