John Hickenlooper

John Hickenlooper
United States Senator
from Colorado
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Serving with Michael Bennet
Preceded byCory Gardner
42nd Governor of Colorado
In office
January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2019
LieutenantJoe García
Donna Lynne
Preceded byBill Ritter
Succeeded byJared Polis
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 13, 2014 – July 25, 2015
DeputyGary Herbert
Preceded byMary Fallin
Succeeded byGary Herbert
43rd Mayor of Denver
In office
July 21, 2003 – January 11, 2011
Preceded byWellington Webb
Succeeded byBill Vidal
Personal details
Born
John Wright Hickenlooper Jr.

(1952-02-07) February 7, 1952 (age 72)
Narberth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Helen Thorpe
(m. 2002; div. 2015)

Robin Pringle (m. 2016)
Children1
RelativesAndrew Hickenlooper (great-grandfather)
Bourke B. Hickenlooper (great-uncle)
George Hickenlooper (cousin)
EducationWesleyan University (BA, MS)
Websitewww.hickenlooper.com

John Wright Hickenlooper (born February 7, 1952) is an American politician. He is the junior United States Senator from Colorado since 2021. He was the 42nd Governor of Colorado from January 11, 2011 to January 8, 2019. Hickenlooper is a Democrat. He was the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2003 to 2011.

Hickenlooper announced his candidacy for President of the United States on March 4, 2019.[1] He ended his campaign on August 15, 2019.[2] A few days later, he announced his candidacy for the United States Senate challenging incumbent Senator Cory Gardner.[3] In June 2020, he won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race. In November 2020, he won the election. At 68, Hickenlooper became the oldest first-term senator to represent Colorado and the only Quaker member of Congress.[4]

  1. Turkewitz, Julie (2019-03-04). "John Hickenlooper, Former Colorado Governor, Declares Candidacy for President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. "John Hickenlooper ends 2020 presidential campaign, nods at potential Senate bid". CNN. August 15, 2019.
  3. Hickenlooper, John. "Not Done Fighting". YouTube. John Hickenlooper. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. Luning, Ernest (December 29, 2020). "TRAIL MIX | Superlatives pile up in record-shattering 2020 election". Colorado Politics. Retrieved December 29, 2020. At 68, Hickenlooper is the oldest Coloradan to first win election to the U.S. Senate.

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