Michael Bennet came to the Senate as an appointee who had never run for public office, but has proven himself a capable lawmaker and politician — winning two competitive elections for his Colorado seat and playing prominent roles on tax credit, education, and immigration legislation. Bennet’s career path, he acknowledges, isn’t typical, but the earlier experiences have informed his approach in the Senate. As a trader, he succeeded by listening to those across the table, figuring out what they wanted most and finding creative ways for them to get it.

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