Ken Salazar

Democrat  •  Colorado  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2005
Current Term 2005 - 2009

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01/28/09
New senator to speak to Weld Dems

Bennet, who was sworn in last week in Washington, is filling the seat of Ken Salazar, who left to take the interior secretary position in President Barack ...

Source: Greeley Tribune, Colorado
01/28/09
The view from Arches National Park on a system's uphill climb

Some park service veterans are waiting to see what transpires under Obama's Interior secretary, former Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo. ...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune, United States
01/27/09
Interior Secretary Salazar Outlines High Ethical Standards for ...

By admin - Posted on January 27th, 2009 January 26, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today sent a memo to all Department of ...

Source: All American Patriots (press release), Sweden
01/27/09
Eid exits Colorado AG race

...He had been considering challenging Sen. Michael Bennet, the Democrat recently appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to replace Ken Salazar, who was tapped to serve as President Barack Obama's secretary of the interior. Eid, a Republican, resigned last week, th

01/27/09
Education Panels Get Newcomers

... might be saving the spot for Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., the former Denver schools superintendent who was sworn in last week to replace Ken Salazar, ...

Source: Education Week News, MD
01/27/09
Controversial Senate Appointments Pose Problem for Democrats

...voters." The appointments followed the election of Obama and Biden and the departures of Clinton and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and the decisions drew various levels of criticism and prompted a backlash against laws giving governors sole power to f

01/27/09
Wrong way to deal with elk

We can only hope that after this is, over Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will implement Phase 2 of this program and do some “culling” of the Park Service ...

Source: Denver Post, CO
01/27/09
The Democrats' Hispanic problem...

Still, it's obviously long overdue for New York state to nurture the kind of Hispanic leadership -- from Bill Richardson and Ken Salazar to Alberto Gonzalez ...

Source: North Country Public Radio, NY
01/27/09
GOP Eyes Seats of Appointed Senators

The appointments followed the election of Obama and Biden and the departures of Clinton and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in a series of decisions that ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
01/27/09
Salazar says limits needed on offshore drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday the expansion of offshore oil drilling should be worked out with Congress as part of a broad ...

Source: The Associated Press
01/27/09
Salazar says limits needed on offshore drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the expansion of offshore oil drilling should be worked out with Congress as part of a broad energy ...

Source: The Associated Press
01/27/09
Interior Ignored Science When Limiting Water to Grand Canyon

... before President George W. Bush left the White House, highlights the sort of challenges Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will face in his new position. ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
01/27/09
On Bennet, Colorado GOP takes wait-and-see tactic

...political watchers when he tapped a largely unknown figure with virtually no public record to replace Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Republicans in Colorado have been frustrated in recent years, losing two Senate seats, the governor’s mansion and thr

Source: The Hill
01/27/09
New way to select senator isn't needed

Bill Ritter selected a political novice, former Denver schools Superintendent Michael Bennet, to succeed Ken Salazar in the US Senate. ...

Source: Rocky Mountain News, CO
01/26/09
Hundreds Of Denverites Meet Senator Bennet

Read more in our Privacy Policy Colorado's newly appointed senator says he supports the president's stimulus plan. Sen. Michael Bennet held a meet and greet ...

Source: cbs4denver.com, CO
01/26/09
Early Word

Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, who spent months beating up on the EPA for its refusal to let California and the others move, ...

Source: New York Times, United States
01/26/09
Political round-up: Porter-for-Senate (maybe) fundraiser,

Newly-appointed Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar vowed during his confirmation hearing to clean up the place, job one. ...

Source: Las Vegas Sun, NV
01/26/09
Colorado AG Suthers will seek re-election; Eid changes plans

It also leaves up in the air who will run for a full Senate seat for the GOP in 2010, when the seat originally held by Ken Salazar is up for election. ...

Source: Bizjournals.com, NC
01/26/09
Suthers says no to Colorado Senate bid

...issue for me to resolve is whether it’s the right time personally for me and my family.” Whoever wins the Republican nomination will match up with newly appointed Sen. Michael Bennet (D), who replaced incoming Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in the S

Source: The Hill
01/26/09
Obama to order review of state's emissions bid

... Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and his climate and energy czar, Carol Browner. ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
01/26/09
Heard on the Hill: Lady in Red

...near opened to let out new Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D), his wife and three daughters, and newly confirmed Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Hello, McCain said to the party as they spilled into the hallway. Im the greeter here. Nice to see you. When

Source: Roll Call
01/26/09
Will Democrats Face a Handicap in 2010?

Brown says the Florida seat of retiring Sen. Mel Martinez will be especially difficult for the GOP to hold, assuming former Gov. Jeb Bush doesn't backtrack ...

Source: Family Security Matters, NJ
01/26/09
Govs cast in unflattering light with Senate picks

Bill Ritter's choice of a replacement for Ken Salazar, now Obama's interior secretary, has also mystified some. In Delaware, Minner selected longtime Biden ...

Source: The Aurora Sentinel, CO
01/26/09
Colorado AG says he won't run for US Senate, governor

The Republican attorney general had been considering a Senate run for the seat vacated by Ken Salazar, who President Barack Obama had tapped to be his ...

Source: Legal News Line, DC
01/25/09
Bennet plans open house today.

...was sworn in Thursday in Washington after being appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to fill the senate seat vacated by former Sen. Ken Salazar, who is now interior secretary. The open house will be from 1-4 p.m. at The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001

Source: Denver Post
01/25/09
Senate Seat Is Latest Stop On Bennet's Unlikely Ride

Bill Ritter (D) to fill the seat vacated by Ken Salazar (D), President Obama's choice for interior secretary. Ritter chose him over 14 other candidates, ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
01/25/09
National Parks commercialization to be reconsidered

Now environmentalist are waiting to learn about decisions to be made under President Barack Obama's recently appointed Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar ...

Source: Examiner.com
01/25/09
Alaska senators Murkowski, Begich settle into committee assignments

And Interior Secretary Ken Salazar promised both senators he will visit Alaska as soon as possible to get a first-hand look at the millions of acres ...

Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK
01/25/09
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has the best interest of the Statue ...

As for reopening the crown, Salazar pointed out that as a senator from Colorado he had supported the idea. Now, he said he would weigh safety considerations ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/25/09
Bennet invites voters to open house

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet was sworn in last week as a replacement for fellow Democrat Ken Salazar, who became Secretary of the Interior. ...

Source: Examiner.com

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