John Hickenlooper
American politician, businessman and the 42nd Governor of Colorado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
John Hickenlooper | |
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United States Senator from Colorado | |
Assumed office January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Cory Gardner |
42nd Governor of Colorado | |
In office January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2019 | |
Lieutenant | Joe García Donna Lynne |
Preceded by | Bill Ritter |
Succeeded by | Jared Polis |
Chair of the National Governors Association | |
In office July 13, 2014 – July 25, 2015 | |
Deputy | Gary Herbert |
Preceded by | Mary Fallin |
Succeeded by | Gary Herbert |
43rd Mayor of Denver | |
In office July 21, 2003 – January 11, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Wellington Webb |
Succeeded by | Bill Vidal |
Personal details | |
Born | John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. (1952-02-07) February 7, 1952 (age 72) Narberth, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Helen Thorpe (m. 2002; div. 2015) Robin Pringle (m. 2016) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Andrew Hickenlooper (great-grandfather) Bourke B. Hickenlooper (great-uncle) George Hickenlooper (cousin) |
Education | Wesleyan University (BA, MS) |
Website | www |
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]