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  Sen. Michael Bennet

Senator for Colorado

pronounced MĪ-kul // BEH-nut

Bennet is the senior senator from Colorado and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 22, 2009. Bennet is next up for reelection in 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029. He is 59 years old.

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Bennet is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Bennet has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to May 23, 2024. See full analysis methodology .

Committee Membership

Michael Bennet sits on the following committees:

• Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources subcommittee Chair
• Taxation and IRS Oversight subcommittee Chair
• Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Enacted Legislation

Bennet was the primary sponsor of 13 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

• S. 1603 (117th): Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021
• S. 1897 (116th): A bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling.
• S. 1705 (116th): A bill to authorize the Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
• S. 2218 (115th): West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017
• S. 2073 (115th): National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017
• S. 1705 (115th): Forest Service Flexible Partnerships Act of 2017
• S. 456 (115th): RACE for Children Act

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Does 13 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110 th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue areas.

Bennet sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (25%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (20%) Taxation (16%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Science, Technology, Communications (8%) Agriculture and Food (8%) Education (8%) Environmental Protection (6%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Bennet recently introduced the following legislation:

• S. 4360: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edward J. Dwight, Jr., …
• S. 4340: A bill to provide for accurate energy appraisals in connection with residential mortgage …
• S. 4234: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify certain …
• S.Res. 663: A resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting.
• S. 4138: Higher Education Innovation Act
• S. 4069: Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2024
• S. 4056: EMIT LESS Act of 2024

Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

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From Jan 2009 to May 2024, Bennet missed 172 of 5,121 roll call votes, which is 3.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. Legislators running for president or vice president typically miss votes while on the campaign trail — that’s normal. See our analysis of presidential candidates’ missed votes .

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Pronunciation Guide

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Michael Bennet ( Democratic Party ) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Colorado. He assumed office on January 22, 2009. His current term ends on January 3, 2029.

Bennet ( Democratic Party ) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022 .

He was first appointed to the Senate in 2009 by Gov. Bill Ritter (D) to replace Ken Salazar (D). Bennet won a full term in 2010 after defeating former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in the Democratic primary and defeating Ken Buck in the general election. [1] He won re-election in 2016, defeating Darryl Glenn (R).

Before his appointment to the Senate, Bennet had served as the superintendent for Denver Public Schools and was chief of staff for Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (D). [2]

As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings , Bennet is an average Democratic member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Democratic Party on the majority of bills.

• 1 Biography
• 3.1.1 2017-2018
• 3.1.2 2015-2016
• 3.1.3 2013-2014
• 3.1.4 2011-2012
• 4.1 Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023
• 4.2 Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress
• 4.3 Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
• 4.4 Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020
• 4.5 Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018
• 4.6.1.1 Trade Act of 2015
• 4.6.1.2 2016 Budget proposal
• 4.6.1.3 Defense spending authorization
• 4.6.2.1 Iran nuclear deal
• 4.6.3.1 USA FREEDOM Act of 2015
• 4.6.3.2 Cyber security
• 4.6.4 Immigration
• 4.7 113th Congress
• 4.8.1 John Brennan CIA nomination
• 4.9.1 Farm bill
• 4.9.2 2014 Budget
• 4.9.3 Government shutdown
• 4.9.4 No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
• 4.10.1 Mexico-U.S. border
• 4.11.1 Violence Against Women (2013)
• 4.12.1 Fiscal Cliff
• 4.12.2 Other legislation
• 5.1 Gang of Eight
• 6.2.1 Presidency
• 8 Notable endorsements
• 9 Campaign finance summary
• 10.1 PGI: Change in net worth
• 10.2 PGI: Donation Concentration Metric
• 11.1 Ideology and leadership
• 11.2 Like-minded colleagues
• 11.3 Lifetime voting record
• 11.4 Congressional staff salaries
• 11.5.1 2013
• 11.5.2 2012
• 11.5.3 2011
• 11.6.1 2014
• 11.6.2 2013
• 12 See also
• 13 External links
• 14 Footnotes

Bennet was born in 1964 in New Delhi, India, where his father was an aide to the U.S. ambassador, and grew up in Washington, D.C. He received a B.A. in history from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal . [3] [4] [5]

After graduating from Yale in 1993, Bennet clerked for Judge Francis D. Murnaghan on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and worked as an associate lawyer at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. In 1995, he became counsel to U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, and in 1997, special assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. [4] [6] [7] [8]

Bennet moved to Colorado in 1997, where he became managing director at Anschutz Investment Company. [4] [7] [8] In 2003, then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper hired Bennet as his chief of staff. Two years later, he was selected as the superintendent of Denver Public Schools , where he served until 2009. [4] [7] [9]

On January 21, 2009, Gov. Bill Ritter (D) appointed Bennet to the U.S. Senate after incumbent Ken Salazar (D) resigned to take a position in the Obama administration. In 2010 , Bennet won the general election against Republican Ken Buck with 48.1% of the vote. He was re-elected to the Senate in 2016. [4] [9] Bennet was a member of the Gang of Eight , a group of four Democratic and four Republican senators who attempted to pass a bipartisan immigration bill in 2013. His January 24, 2019, floor speech in response to Sen. Ted Cruz (R) about the partial government shutdown became the most-watched C-SPAN video on Twitter as of May 2, 2019. [10] [11] [12]

In 2019, Bennet published The Land of Flickering Lights: Restoring America in an Age of Broken Politics , a book in which he assessed the state of American government. [13]

Below is an abbreviated outline of Bennet's academic, professional, and political career: [2]

• 2009-Present: U.S. Senator from Colorado
• 2005-2009: Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
• 2003-2005: Chief of staff to mayor of Denver
• 1997-2003: Managing director, Anschutz Investment Co.
• 1997: Special assistant U.S. attorney, Conn.
• 1995-1997: Counsel to U.S. deputy attorney general
• 1993: Graduated from Yale Law School with J.D.
• 1987: Graduated from Wesleyan University with B.A.

Committee assignments

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Bennet was assigned to the following committees: [Source]

• Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
• Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources , Chairman
• Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
• Committee on Finance
• Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
• International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
• Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight , Chairman
• Committee on Rules and Administration
• Committee on Intelligence (Select)
• Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources , Chair
• Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
• Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
• Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure , Chair

At the beginning of the 115th Congress , Bennet was assigned to the following committees: [14]

• Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Bennet served on the following committees: [15]

• Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
• Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
• Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops and Agricultural Research
• Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
• Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure , Ranking Member
• Subcommittee on Children and Families
• Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security

Bennet served on the following Senate committees: [16]

• Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
• Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
• The Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
• The Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
• The Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight Chairman
• Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
• Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology
• Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit
• Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
• Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
• Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance
• Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Key votes: 116th congress, 2019-2020.

Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

Voted Yea on:  First Step Act of 2018 (S 756)

Voted Yea on:  Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (HR 2)

Voted Nay on:  "Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States" (PN2259)

Voted Yea on:  Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2)

Voted Nay on:  Immigration reform proposal from Sen. Chuck Grassley and the Trump administration (S Amdt 1959 to HR 2579)

Voted Yea on:  Immigration reform proposal from the Common Sense Coalition (S Amdt 1958 to HR 2579)

Voted Nay on:  Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act amendment (S Amdt 1948 to S Amdt 1959)

Voted Yea on:  Coons-McCain immigration plan (S Amdt 1955 to S Amdt 1958)

Voted Nay on:  Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S 2311)

Voted Nay on:  An amendment to repeal the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it—"Skinny bill" (S Amdt 667 to S Amdt 267 to HR 1628 the American Health Care Act of 2017)

Voted Nay on:  An amendment to repeal the ACA, including Paul amendment (No. 271) (S Amdt 271 to S Amdt 267 to HR 1628)

Voted Nay on:  Motion to advance the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, including Cruz and Portman amendments (S Amdt 270 to S Amdt 267 to HR 1628)

Voted Nay on:  Motion to begin debate on the American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)

Voted Nay on:  Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55(4)—confirmation vote)

Voted Nay on:  Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55(3))

Voted Yea on:  Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55(2))

Voted Yea on:  Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (PN55)

Voted Yea on:  "Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019" (HR 6157)

Voted Yea on:  "Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019" (HR 5895)

Voted Yea on:  Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1625)

Voted Nay on:  The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (HR 1892)

Voted Nay on:  Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 695)

Voted Yea on:  Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 195)

Voted Nay on:  Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 195)

Voted Nay on:  Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1370)

Voted Nay on:  Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)

Voted Yea on:  "A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes." (HJ Res 123)

Voted Nay on:  A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)

Voted Yea on:  Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government) (HR 601)

Voted Yea on:  Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (HR 244)

Voted Yea on:  "A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress." (SJ Res 54)

Voted Yea on:  National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 2810)

Voted Yea on:  Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (HR 3364)

Voted Yea on:  Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (S 722)

• 114th Congress

The first session of the 114th Congress enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the 114th Congress enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the 113th Congress had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. [84] [85] The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations received (83 percent). For more information pertaining to Bennet's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections. [86]

Economic and Fiscal

Trade act of 2015.

2016 Budget proposal

Defense spending authorization

Foreign affairs, iran nuclear deal, usa freedom act of 2015, cyber security, immigration.

• 113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. [117] The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Bennet's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections. [118]

National security

John brennan cia nomination, 2014 budget, government shutdown, no budget, no pay act of 2013, mexico-u.s. border, social issues, violence against women (2013), previous congressional sessions, fiscal cliff, other legislation.

Senator Bennet voted for the stimulus bill. [131] According to polling, 57% of U.S. voters believe that the stimulus has either hurt the economy (36%) or had no impact (21%), while 38% believe the stimulus helped the economy. [132]

Bennet also supported the health care reform bill. [133] Polls showed that 57% of likely voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the health care reform bill, including 46% who strongly favor repeal. Meanwhile, 35% of likely voters oppose repeal and 51% of likely voters believe the health care reform bill will be bad for the country, while 36% believe it will be beneficial. [134]

Finally, Bennet voted against an amendment that would have defunded the Obama Administration's lawsuit against Arizona over its new immigration law. As of July 8, 2010, 56 percent of U.S. voters were opposed to the Obama Administration's challenge to the Arizona immigration law. [135]

Gang of Eight

In 2013, Bennet was a member of the " Gang of Eight ", a bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators working on immigration legislation. [136] The group agreed to the following guiding principles on immigration, as summarized by the The National Law Review :

The Gang of Eight wrote the first draft of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act . [139] The bill passed the U.S. Senate but did not receive a vote in the U.S. House.

See also:  United States Senate election in Colorado, 2022

General election

General election for u.s. senate colorado.

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Colorado on November 8, 2022.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Trevino (Independent)
• Teal'c Anderson (Freedom Party)
• Aaron Pehrson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for u.s. senate colorado.

Incumbent Michael Bennet advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

• Dan Chapin (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for u.s. senate colorado.

Joe O'Dea defeated Ron Hanks and Daniel Hendricks in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

• Gino Campana (R)
• Juli Henry (R)
• Erik Aadland (R)
• Eli Bremer (R)
• Gregory Moore (R)
• Deborah Flora (R)
• Peter Yu (R)

Approval Voting Party convention

Approval voting party convention for u.s. senate colorado.

Frank Atwood advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado on March 26, 2022.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes. Bennet announced he was running for president on May 2, 2019. [140] He suspended his presidential campaign on February 11, 2020. [141]

Ballotpedia has compiled the following resources about Bennet and the 2020 presidential election:

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Click here for Bennet's 2020 presidential campaign overview.

The U.S. Senate race in Colorado was rated safely Democratic in 2016. Incumbent Michael Bennet (D) won re-election, defeating Darryl Glenn (R), Lily Tang Williams (L), Arn Menconi (G), Bill Hammons (Unity Party), Dan Chapin (I), Paul Noel Fiorino (I), and Don Willoughby (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bennet faced no primary challenger, while Glenn defeated Ryan Frazier , Robert Blaha , Jack Graham , and Jon Keyser to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016. [142] [143] [144]

On November 2, 2010, Michael Bennet won election to the United States Senate . He defeated Ken Buck (R), Bob Kinsey (G), Maclyn Stringer (L), Jason Napolitano (Independent Reform), Charley Miller (Unaffiliated) and J. Moromisato (Unaffiliated) in the general election. [145]

Campaign themes

Ballotpedia survey responses.

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The following issues were listed on Bennet's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here .

Notable endorsements

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Campaign finance summary

Personal gain index.

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:

• Changes in Net Worth
• The Donation Concentration Metric

PGI: Change in net worth

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org , Bennet's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $4,259,031 and $15,310,000. That averages to $9,784,515 , which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333.90. Bennet ranked as the 16th most wealthy senator in 2012. [146] Between 2004 and 2012, Bennet's calculated net worth [147] decreased by an average of 6 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent. [148]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org , Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Bennet received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Securities & Investment industry.

From 2009-2014, 31.27 percent of Bennet's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below. [151]

Ideology and leadership

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Bennet was a rank-and-file Democrat as of July 2014. This was the same rating Bennet received in June 2013. [152]

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party. [153]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Michael Bennet missed 14 of 2,098 roll call votes from January 2009 to September 2015. This amounts to 0.7 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015. [154]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Bennet paid his congressional staff a total of $2,633,822 in 2011. He ranked 21st on the list of the lowest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked 58th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Colorado ranked 18th in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011. [155]

National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

Bennet ranked 40th in the liberal rankings among U.S. senators in 2013. [156]

Bennet ranked 45th in the liberal rankings among U.S. senators in 2012. [157]

Bennet ranked 40th in the liberal rankings among U.S. senators in 2011. [158]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

Bennet voted with the Democratic Party 93.8 percent of the time, which ranked 34th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of July 2014. [159]

Bennet voted with the Democratic Party 92.4 percent of the time, which ranked 34th among the 52 Senate Democratic members as of June 2013. [160]

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• ↑ Politico , "How Bennet made it look easy," August 11, 2010
• ↑ 2.0 2.1 Biographical Director of the United States Congress, "Michael F. Bennet," accessed October 20, 2011
• ↑ Rocky Mountain News , "Bennet's tale steeped in family roots," archived March 1, 2009
• ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress , "BENNET, Michael F., (1964 - )," accessed July 10, 2019
• ↑ Weslyan University , "Senator Michael Bennet ’87: Pragmatist with Vision," January 27, 2009
• ↑ CPR News , "3-17-08 CSAP_BIO2," December 15, 2009
• ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity , "Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator From Colorado," accessed July 10, 2019
• ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Denver Post , "Bennet’s rèsumè impressive, even if it doesn’t fit the job," January 5, 2009
• ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Denver Post , "Michael Bennet: 5 things to know about the U.S. Senator," October 28, 2016
• ↑ The New York Times , "Michael Bennet and the Immigration Compromise That Failed," June 27, 2019
• ↑ Politico , "Michael Bennet dives into crowded Democratic presidential primary," May 2, 2019
• ↑ Twitter , "C-SPAN," January 24, 2019
• ↑ The New York Times , "A Presidential Candidate Assesses the Nation’s Political Ills," June 24, 2019
• ↑ United States Senate , "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
• ↑ United States Senate , "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
• ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 18, 2013
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.6363 - Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3746 - Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023," accessed February 27, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.J.Res.7 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020." accessed February 23, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'"" accessed February 28, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.J.Res.30 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to 'Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights'." accessed February 23, 2024
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.5376 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.7776 - James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.3373 - Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.4346 - Chips and Science Act," accessed January 20, 2023
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.3755 - Women's Health Protection Act of 2021," accessed April 15, 2022
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022," accessed January 20, 2023
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• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
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• ↑ U.S. Senate , "On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
• ↑ U.S. Senate , "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
• ↑ U.S. Senate , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6157)," September 18, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895)," September 12, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 6157 As Amended)," August 23, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5895 As Amended)," June 25, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625)," March 23, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
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• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with Further Amendment)," January 22, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 22, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 19, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370)," December 21, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 123)," December 7, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 As Amended )," December 2, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71 As Amended)," October 19, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)," September 7, 2017
• ↑ U.S. Senate , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 244)," May 4, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. 54, As Amended), December 13, 2018
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2810 As Amended)," September 18, 2017
• ↑ The Hill , "Senate sends $692B defense policy bill to Trump's desk," November 15, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3364)," July 27, 2017
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (S. 722 As Amended)," June 15, 2017
• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 113th Congress," accessed April 29, 2015
• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 1314," accessed May 25, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "H.R. 1314 (Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act)," accessed May 25, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "Roll Call for HR 2146," June 24, 2015
• ↑ The Hill , "Senate approves fast-track, sending trade bill to White House," June 24, 2015
• ↑ The Hill , "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.Con.Res.11," accessed May 5, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 11)," accessed May 5, 2015
• ↑ The Hill , "Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority," accessed May 5, 2015
• ↑ The Hill , "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1356)," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1735)," accessed October 6, 2015
• ↑ Clerk.House.gov , "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239," accessed May 27, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R. 1735," accessed May 27, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "HR 1191," accessed May 8, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "H.R. 1191," accessed May 8, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 10, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "HJ Res 61," accessed September 10, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 16, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 17, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S.Amdt.2656 to S.Amdt.2640," accessed September 17, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2656)," accessed September 17, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "H.R.2048," accessed May 26, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2048)," accessed June 2, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S 754," accessed November 1, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Passage of the Bill (S. 754, As Amended)," accessed November 1, 2015
• ↑ Congress.gov , "S 2146," accessed November 2, 2015
• ↑ Senate.gov , "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 2146)," accessed November 2, 2015
• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
• ↑ Congressional Record , "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "PN 48 - Nomination of John Brennan to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
• ↑ Senate.gov , "H.R. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013)," accessed February 12, 2014
• ↑ NY Times , "Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers," accessed February 12, 2014
• ↑ 122.0 122.1 Politico, "Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill," accessed January 20, 2014
• ↑ 123.0 123.1 123.2 U.S. Senate, "January 16 Vote," accessed January 20, 2014
• ↑ Roll Call, "House Passes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus," accessed January 20, 2014
• ↑ The Washington Post , "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
• ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2775 As Amended," accessed October 31, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "HR 325 - To Ensure the Complete and Timely Payment of the Obligations of the United States Government Until May 19, 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "S Amdt 1197 - Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
• ↑ Project Vote Smart , "S 47 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Voting Record," accessed September 25, 2013
• ↑ U.S. Senate, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
• ↑ [ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/10/AR2009021003665.html Washington Post , "Senate Vote on Stimulus Package," February 11, 2009
• ↑ Rasmussen , "38% Say Stimulus Plan Helped Economy, 36% Say It Hurt," August 24, 2010
• ↑ GovTrack , "H.R. 3590 (111th): Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (On Passage of the Bill)," December 24, 2009
• ↑ Rasmussen , "61% Favor Repeal of Healthcare Law," September 20, 2010
• ↑ Rasmussen Reports, "56% Oppose Justice Department Challenge of Arizona Law; 61% Favor Similar Law In Their State," July 8, 2010
• ↑ ABC News , "Who Are the Gang Of 8 in Senate Immigration Debate?" accessed May 7, 2013
• ↑ National Law Review , "Senators Reach a Bipartisan Agreement for Comprehensive Immigration Reform," January 31, 2013
• ↑ 138.0 138.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
• ↑ The Hill , "Schumer introduces comprehensive immigration reform bill" accessed August 5, 2013
• ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named presrun
• ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ended
• ↑ Colorado Secretary of State , "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 2, 2016
• ↑ Politico , "Colorado Senate Primaries Results," June 28, 2016
• ↑ Colorado Secretary of State , "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2016
• ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk , "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
• ↑ OpenSecrets , "Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo), 2012," accessed March 4, 2013
• ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
• ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
• ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
• ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
• ↑ OpenSecrets.org , "Sen. Michael F. Bennet," accessed September 18, 2014
• ↑ GovTrack , "Michael Bennet," accessed July 17, 2014
• ↑ OpenCongress , "Michael Bennet," archived March 5, 2016
• ↑ GovTrack , "Michael Bennet," accessed September 23, 2015
• ↑ LegiStorm , "Michael Bennet," accessed August 6, 2012
• ↑ National Journal , "2013 Senate Vote Ratings," accessed July 17, 2014
• ↑ National Journal , "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 21, 2013
• ↑ National Journal , "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," accessed February 23, 2012
• ↑ OpenCongress , "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
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Tracking Colorado members’ committee assignments in the 117th Congress

State’s 9-member delegation has strong presence in natural resources oversight, by: chase woodruff - march 16, 2021 5:00 am.

A view of the U.S. Capitol in September 2012. (Architect of the Capitol)

Colorado’s nine-member congressional delegation has already played an outsized role in the 117th Congress, which convened on Jan. 3, 2021.

After former President Donald Trump was impeached over allegations that he incited the violent mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol just three days later, Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette of Denver and Joe Neguse of Lafayette served as impeachment managers in his second trial .

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First-year Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, meanwhile, drew national scrutiny over her own fiery rhetoric leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection, and has continued to grab headlines as a vocal opponent of President Joe Biden’s new administration. The election of Boebert’s fellow D.C. newcomer, Sen. John Hickenlooper, helped Democrats gain control of the Senate for the first time since 2014.

With Democrats now in control of the White House and both chambers of Congress and intent on pursuing an ambitious agenda, Colorado’s representatives will likely continue to play a key role in crafting legislation through their work within congressional committees. Coloradans could be especially pivotal in negotiations over energy and climate change, public lands, military and intelligence issues, antitrust law and more.

Here are the major committee assignments and leadership posts held by all nine members of Colorado’s delegation:

Sen. Michael Bennet, D

Colorado’s senior senator, who has served in Congress since being appointed to his seat by Gov. Bill Ritter in 2009, is a member of:

• Senate Committee on Finance
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Within the Finance Committee, Bennet is chair of the Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure. Within the Agriculture Committee, he is chair of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources, which has been renamed in the 117th Congress to reflect a new emphasis on climate change.

“I’m glad that we’ve expanded the scope of the conservation and forestry subcommittee to focus in a bipartisan manner on locally-led efforts to build climate resilience,” Bennet said in a statement. “On the energy and infrastructure subcommittee, I’ll work to promote a forward-looking energy policy that addresses climate change while working to build consensus to finance our nation’s infrastructure needs.”

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D

Colorado’s junior senator, who defeated former Republican Sen. Cory Gardner last year, has been named as a member of:

• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Hickenlooper chairs the Commerce Subcommittee on Space and Science and the HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. He is the first Democratic senator since 1979 to chair two subcommittees in their first term, according to a press release from his office.

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver

Representing Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, DeGette is a member of:

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
• House Committee on Natural Resources

She chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.

Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette

Serving his second term in Congress after first being elected to represent the 2nd Congressional District in 2018, Neguse is a member of:

• House Judiciary Committee
• House Natural Resources Committee

He is also serving his second term as a member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, a special panel convened by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019 to advance federal efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to clean energy.

“We have entered a new era for climate action,” Neguse said in a statement earlier this year. “I look forward to working collaboratively with my colleagues on the Committee, and our partners across government to get to work tackling the climate crisis, preserving our lands, waters and forests and ensuring we leave a planet worthy of inheriting for future generations.”

Within the Natural Resources Committee, Neguse chairs the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. He is also vice chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Neguse serves as co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, the outreach and messaging arm of the House Democratic majority. DPCC co-chair is the eighth-ranked position in House leadership.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt

Colorado’s first-term GOP congresswoman, who represents the 3rd Congressional District, is a member of:

• House Budget Committee

“With over half of Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District containing federal land, I’ll have a unique opportunity to be a strong voice for my constituents on important issues impacting their livelihoods,” Boebert said in a January press release. “I look forward to getting to work and what we will accomplish for the people of Colorado’s 3rd District.”

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor

Buck, who was first elected to represent Colorado’s 4th Congressional District in 2014, serves on:

• House Foreign Affairs Committee

He is the ranking member — i.e., the top Republican — on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law.

Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs

Lamborn, who has represented Colorado’s 5th Congressional District since 2007, sits on:

• House Armed Services Committee
• House Veterans’ Affairs Committee

He is the ranking member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora

Crow, who defeated longtime former GOP Rep. Mike Coffman in a hotly-contested 6th Congressional District race in 2018, serves on:

• House Small Business Committee

Within the latter, he chairs the Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development.

Crow was also appointed last week to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which oversees U.S. spy agencies.

“As we face foreign and domestic threats, a rising China and resurgent Russia, and ongoing cyber attacks, the work of the Intelligence Committee has never been more important,” Crow said in a statement. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to conduct the necessary oversight of our nation’s most sensitive intelligence matters, while safeguarding our privacy, civil liberties, and national security.”

Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Arvada

Perlmutter, a Democrat who represents Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, serves on:

• House Financial Services Committee
• House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
• House Rules Committee

He is chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, and vice chair of the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

Additionally, Perlmutter serves on the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, a special panel tasked with making the House “more effective, efficient, accessible, and transparent for the American people.”

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the date the 117th Congress convened.

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635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment

635-й зенитно-ракетный полк

Military Unit: 86646

Activated 1953 in Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast - initially as the 1945th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment for Special Use and from 1955 as the 635th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment for Special Use.

1953 to 1984 equipped with 60 S-25 (SA-1) launchers:

• Launch area: 55 15 43N, 38 32 13E (US designation: Moscow SAM site E14-1)
• Support area: 55 16 50N, 38 32 28E
• Guidance area: 55 16 31N, 38 30 38E

1984 converted to the S-300PT (SA-10) with three independent battalions:

• 1st independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Bessonovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 09 34N, 38 22 26E
• 2nd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion and HQ (Stepanshchino, Moscow Oblast) - 55 15 31N, 38 32 23E
• 3rd independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Shcherbovo, Moscow Oblast) - 55 22 32N, 38 43 33E

Disbanded 1.5.98.

Subordination:

• 1st Special Air Defence Corps , 1953 - 1.6.88
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.6.88 - 1.10.94
• 86th Air Defence Brigade , 1.10.94 - 1.10.95
• 86th Air Defence Division , 1.10.95 - 1.5.98

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This study illustrates the spatio-temporal dynamics of urban growth and land use changes in Samara city, Russia from 1975 to 2015. Landsat satellite imageries of five different time periods from 1975 to 2015 were acquired and quantify the changes with the help of ArcGIS 10.1 Software. By applying classification methods to the satellite images four main types of land use were extracted: water, built-up, forest and grassland. Then, the area coverage for all the land use types at different points in time were measured and coupled with population data. The results demonstrate that, over the entire study period, population was increased from 1146 thousand people to 1244 thousand from 1975 to 1990 but later on first reduce and then increase again, now 1173 thousand population. Builtup area is also change according to population. The present study revealed an increase in built-up by 37.01% from 1975 to 1995, than reduce -88.83% till 2005 and an increase by 39.16% from 2005 to 2015, along w...

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Land use/Cover Change in Russia within the context of global challenges. The paper presents the results of a research project on Land Use/Cover Change (LUCC) in Russia in relations with global problems (climate change, environment and biodiversity degradation). The research was carried out at the Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University on the basis of the combination of remote sensing and in-field data of different spatial and temporal resolution. The original methodology of present-day landscape interpretation for land cover change study has been used. In Russia the major driver of land use/land cover change is agriculture. About twenty years ago the reforms of Russian agriculture were started. Agricultural lands in many regions were dramatically impacted by changed management practices, resulted in accelerated erosion and reduced biodiversity. Between the natural factors that shape agriculture in Russia, climate is the most important one. The study of long-term and short-ter...

Annals of The Association of American Geographers

Land use and land cover change is a complex process, driven by both natural and anthropogenic transformations (Fig. 1). In Russia, the major driver of land use / land cover change is agriculture. It has taken centuries of farming to create the existing spatial distribution of agricultural lands. Modernization of Russian agriculture started fifteen years ago. It has brought little change in land cover, except in the regions with marginal agriculture, where many fields were abandoned. However, in some regions, agricultural lands were dramatically impacted by changed management practices, resulting in accelerating erosion and reduced biodiversity. In other regions, federal support and private investments in the agricultural sector, especially those made by major oil and financial companies, has resulted in a certain land recovery. Between the natural factors that shape the agriculture in Russia, climate is the most important one. In the North European and most of the Asian part of the ...

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Vasilii Erokhin

Journal of Rural Studies

judith pallot

In recent decades, Russia has experienced substantial transformations in agricultural land tenure. Post-Soviet reforms have shaped land distribution patterns but the impacts of these on agricultural use of land remain under-investigated. On a regional scale, there is still a knowledge gap in terms of knowing to what extent the variations in the compositions of agricultural land funds may be explained by changes in the acreage of other land categories. Using a case analysis of 82 of Russia’s territories from 2010 to 2018, the authors attempted to study the structural variations by picturing the compositions of regional land funds and mapping agricultural land distributions based on ranking “land activity”. Correlation analysis of centered log-ratio transformed compositional data revealed that in agriculture-oriented regions, the proportion of cropland was depressed by agriculture-to-urban and agriculture-to-industry land loss. In urbanized territories, the compositions of agricultura...

Open Geosciences

Alexey Naumov

Despite harsh climate, agriculture on the northern margins of Russia still remains the backbone of food security. Historically, in both regions studied in this article – the Republic of Karelia and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) – agricultural activities as dairy farming and even cropping were well adapted to local conditions including traditional activities such as horse breeding typical for Yakutia. Using three different sources of information – official statistics, expert interviews, and field observations – allowed us to draw a conclusion that there are both similarities and differences in agricultural development and land use of these two studied regions. The differences arise from agro-climate conditions, settlement history, specialization, and spatial pattern of economy. In both regions, farming is concentrated within the areas with most suitable natural conditions. Yet, even there, agricultural land use is shrinking, especially in Karelia. Both regions are prone to being af...

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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