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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Wesleyan University - MS, geology (1980)

• Wesleyan University - BA, English (1970-1974)

• Haverford (Pa.) School - High school diploma (1970)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Colorado (Class 2)
  John Wright Hickenlooper Jr., 53.50%

  Democrat
  Cory Scott Gardner, 44.18%

  Republican
  Raymon Anthony Doane, 1.74%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Wynkoop Brewing Co. (1987-2003)

  Entrepreneur/Founder

• Buckhorn Petroleum (1981-1986)

  Geologist

Associated Organizations

• Democratic Governors Association

  Vice Chair

• Hickenlooper 2020

• Hickenlooper for Colorado

• State of Colorado (Jan. 2011-Jan. 2019)

  Governor

• City and County of Denver, Colo. (July 2003-Jan. 2011)

  Mayor

• National Governors Association (July 2014-July 2015)

  Chair

• Western Governors' Association (2013-2014)

  Chair

Awards

• National Preservation Award (National Trust for Historic Preservation)

• Fiscal Hero Award (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (May 2024)

• Legislative Action Award (Bipartisan Policy Center) (Sept. 2023)

• Barack Obama-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award (Colorado Springs (Colo.) Ministerial Alliance) (Jan. 2020)

• Spreading Wings Award (Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum (Denver, Colo.)) (Nov. 2018)

• Infrastructure Leader of the Year Award (CG/LA Infrastructure) (Oct. 2018)

• Leadership in Government Award (Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.) (Sept. 2018)

• Jefferson-Lincoln Award (Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy) (2018)

• Kelley Green Conservation Leadership Award (Western Resource Advocates) (Aug. 2016)

• Diane Hoppe Leadership Award (Colorado Foundation for Water Education) (May 2016)

• State Technology Innovator Award (National Association of State Chief Information Officers) (2016)

• National Award for State Arts Leadership (Americans for the Arts) (Jan. 2015)

• PURGE Boulder (PLAN-Boulder County (Colo.)) (May 2013)

• Public Awareness of Trees Award (Arbor Day Foundation) (2010)

• 5 Best Big City Mayors (Time Inc.) (April 2005)

• Duane Pearsall Entrepreneurial Award (Rockies Venture Club Inc.) (Nov. 2003)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: squash, baseball, live music
  

Publications

• The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics (2016)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	374 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-5941

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Space and Science Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Tourism, Trade and Export Promotion Subcommittee
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Energy Subcommittee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Water and Power Subcommittee
• Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee, Chair
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee
• Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Caucuses

• Common Sense Coalition
• Electrification Caucus
• Gun Violence Prevention Caucus
• Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Senate Colorado River Caucus, Chair
• Senate Community Development Finance Caucus
• Senate Democratic Conference Committee
• Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force
• Senate Financial Innovation Caucus
• Senate Small Brewers Caucus
• Senate Space Force Caucus, Co-Chair

Caught Our Eye

• Almost all freshman senators and 3/5 of freshman reps have staffed up with lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 30, 2022
  Three out of every five of this session's freshman representatives and nearly all freshman senators have added at least one lobbyist to their staff, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Sen. Hickenlooper unloads Big Tech stock

  Posted by Christian Stafford on Dec. 13, 2021
  Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) has sold $1.25 million to $2.5 million worth of stock in the five Big Tech companies. The six-day selling spree began Oct. 27 with a sale of as much as $500,000 worth of Facebook stock, according to a disclosure he filed with Congress last Friday. read more

• Sen. Hickenlooper holds financial interest in Facebook

  Posted by Christian Stafford on Oct. 5, 2021
  Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), who currently holds as much as $500,000 worth of stock in Facebook, questioned Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen on Tuesday about how the company's profit could be affected by policy changes. read more

• Half of freshman senators and 1/5 of freshman reps have staffed up with lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 8, 2021
  A month into the new session, a fifth of freshman representatives and half of freshman senators have already added lobbyists to their staff, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Former chief of staff returns to the fray

  Posted by Sean Myers on Feb. 10, 2016
  A longtime staff member for retired Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Col.) has returned — again — to the Hill from a prolonged hiatus. read more