Where Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser stand on the issues in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor

Coloradosun · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 02, 2026 · 3326 words · By Jesse Paul; Eric Lubbers

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What to know about Where Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser stand on the issues in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor

Two Democrats are facing off in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor on June 30: U.S.

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What happened

Two Democrats are facing off in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor on June 30: U.S.

Why it matters

Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser.

Common ground

Michael Bennet, 61, was appointed to the U.S.

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Claim 1: “Colorado prohibits local governments from imposing rent-control measures.”

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Claim 2: “He was reelected in 2010, 2016 and 2022.”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Bennet was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2016 and 2022.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2010 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 2, 2010, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet was re-elected to a third term, defeating the Republican candidate, busines…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennet

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Claim 3: “He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and Yale Law School.”

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Multiple web sources confirm Bennet graduated from Wesleyan University and Yale Law School.

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web search NEUTRAL — Bennet graduated from Wesleyan, majoring in history, and Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of Yale Law Journal. Those connections have played key roles in his personal and career paths.
https://www.asn-online.org/policy/webdocs/CO-Michael+Bennet.…

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Bennet graduated from Wesleyan and Yale Law School, James Bennet from Yale University.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/a-bad-year-for-the-brothers-benne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the United States Senate since 2009. Widely recognized as a pragmatic and independent thinker, he is driven by a deep-seated obligation to create more opport…
https://www.bennet.senate.gov/about/

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Claim 4: “That same bill also would have prohibited local, state and federal police officers from hiding their identities.”

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Claim 5: “Colorado is no longer on track to reach 100% renewably generated electricity by 2040.”

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Claim 6: “A bill that failed in the legislature this year would have required state and local police to intervene when federal immigration agents use excessive force.”

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Claim 7: “He graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and New York University’s law school.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny Phil Weiser's educational background at Swarthmore College and NYU Law.

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Claim 8: “Under Colorado’s Labor Peace Act, unions cannot begin negotiating with employers over requiring all employees in a workplace to pay collective bargaining fees unless 75% of workers sign off on it.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific 75% sign-off requirement of Colorado's Labor Peace Act.

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Claim 9: “Transportation remains a main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado.”

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Claim 10: “Medicaid spending in Colorado is outpacing state tax revenues.”

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Claim 11: “Phil Weiser, 58, was elected Colorado’s attorney general in 2018 and then reelected in 2022.”

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Wikipedia and news sources confirm Phil Weiser was elected Attorney General in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — Philip Jacob Weiser (born May 10, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 39th Attorney General of Colorado since 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Weiser

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web search NEUTRAL — 22 hours ago · "Internal polling." I bet Bennet's internal polling shows Bennet is ahead, too.|Nick Walker and Weiser seems to show up more places, ...
https://www.facebook.com/springsgazette/posts/attorney-gener…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 16, 2026 · Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is running for governor against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Here are key things to know about Weiser's ...
https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/16/phil-weiser-colorado-g…

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Claim 12: “He briefly ran for president in 2020.”

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Wikipedia and news sources (Business Insider, Denver Westword) confirm Michael Bennet ran for president in 2020.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis is ineligible to seek re-election to a third con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Douglas Bennet (born March 28, 1966) is an American journalist. He is a senior editor for The Economist, and writes the Lexington column for the magazine. He was editor-in-chief of The Atlantic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bennet_(journalist)

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Claim 13: “Two Democrats are facing off in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor on June 30: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser.”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from Denver7 and multiple web search results indicating that Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser are candidates in the June 30 Democratic primary for governor.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Philip Jacob Weiser (born May 10, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 39th Attorney General of Colorado since 2019. He is the Hatfield Professor of Law and Telecommunicati…
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Claim 14: “Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats in the state legislature have pushed local governments to overhaul their zoning codes and reduce barriers to building denser housing.”

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Claim 15: “Before his appointment to the Senate, Bennet was superintendent of Denver Public Schools, chief of staff to then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and worked on investments for the billionaire Anschutz family.”

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Multiple sources, including the Aspen Global Leadership Network and GiveGreen, confirm his roles as superintendent of Denver Public Schools, chief of staff to Mayor John Hickenlooper, and his work for the Anschutz Investment Company.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manual High School is located in the Whittier neighborhood on the east side of Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Claim 16: “Michael Bennet, 61, was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2009 by then-Gov. Bill Ritter.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Michael Bennet was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2009 by Governor Bill Ritter.

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Claim 17: “Before that, he was dean of the University of Colorado Law School and worked on antitrust cases in the Clinton and Obama administrations.”

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Multiple sources confirm Weiser was the dean of the University of Colorado Law School and worked in the Clinton and Obama administrations (specifically as Senior Advisor to the National Economic Council).

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web search NEUTRAL — Turns out Weiser worked on that Vail case as well. Here’s the big difference between that case and the growing efforts to go after the tech industry, according to Weiser.“That’s completely wrong,” add…
https://www.realvail.com/time-to-go-all-big-stick-teddy-on-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Weiser was first elected as attorney general in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Before his time as attorney general, Weiser was the dean of the University of Colorado Law School. He also served as a law c…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/weiser-bennet-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Phil Weiser is the Dean and Thompson Professor at the University of Colorado Law School. Prior to re-joining Colorado Law, he served as the Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation to the National…
https://siliconflatirons.org/events/feld-weiser-one-on-one-r…

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