Ken Salazar

Democrat  •  Colorado  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2005
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01/20/09
Salazar Among Cabinet Members Confirmed By Senate

Reporter: AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, including Interior Secretary Ken Salazar of ...

Source: KKTV 11 News, CO
01/20/09
Obama to Tackle Security Challenges, Cabinet Confirmations on ...

The vote for Hillary Clinton's nomination for secretary of state was also held up until Wednesday over a single senator's objection. ...

Source: FOXNews
01/20/09
Colo. environmentalists cheer Obama's presidency

Pam Kiely of Environment Colorado said she is encouraged by Obama's appointments, including Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, who was confirmed by the Senate ...

Source: Examiner.com
01/20/09
Natives Won't Be 'Left Out of the Tent,' Obama Designate Says

On the cusp of his expected confirmation as Interior secretary, Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) sought Monday to reassure tribal leaders that the Obama ...

Source: Reznet News, Montana
01/20/09
Filling the Cabinet

By voice vote, senators approved Steven Chu as Energy Secretary, Ken Salazar as Interior Secretary, and Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary. ...

Source: Grist Magazine, WA
01/20/09
Which way will wind blow when new administration takes over?

Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, nominated for interior secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, nominated for agriculture secretary, are known for their ...

Source: Western Farm Press
01/20/09
Obama parades to White House after historic oath

It was a day of high spirits — jarred by sudden concern about the health of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, a legendary Democrat who is suffering from brain cancer. ...

Source: The Associated Press
01/20/09
Ken Salazar will serve the West well as secretary of interior

But Colorado groups who worked most closely with him as senator are generally favorably disposed. He wins especially high marks for his championing of ...

Source: Grand Junction Sentinel, CO
01/20/09
Members Of Congress Caught Up In Excitement

Also at that table were Cantor and newly confirmed Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The significance of the first African-American president in the nation's ...

Source: National Journal, DC
01/20/09
Senate Confirms Seven Obama Nominees, Delays Clinton

The confirmation of Clinton, a Democratic senator from New York, was delayed after Republican John Cornyn of Texas said he would insist on “a full and open ...

Source: Bloomberg
01/20/09
Salazar will resign upon confirmation

...U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar has turned in his resignation notice. The nominee to lead the Department of the Interior sent a letter Saturday saying he will resign his Senate seat two years early to join Barack Obama's Cabinet. Salazar says he expects to be con

Source: Denver Post
01/20/09
Which way will wind blow when new administration takes over?

...on bio-fuels has the potential to be a major plus for alfalfa and other forages if promises are kept. Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, nominated for interior secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, nominated for agriculture secretary, are known for their

01/20/09
Democrats like the view from the Rocky Mountains

Janet Napolitano and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar and, especially, the style of politics they bring to the Obama administration. Napolitano was chosen to lead ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
01/20/09
Obama Lunches with Congressional Leaders

... mix of figures -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who lost the presidential race to Obama; Rahm Emanuel, the new White House chief of staff; and Ken Salazar ...

Source: Washington Post Blogs, DC
01/19/09
Rifle states its case in letter to Obama

In a letter to US Sen. Ken Salazar, who is expected to be named Secretary of the Interior, the city asks that he and the Obama administration continue to ...

Source: Glenwood Springs Post Independent, CO
01/19/09
Feds release plan for expanded offshore drilling

Interior Secretary-designate Ken Salazar has indicated that the Bush administration's offshore-drilling agenda may be pared back. Houston Chronicle (01/17) ...

Source: SmartBrief, DC
01/19/09
Ken Salazar Resigns From Senate

...-- Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar has turned in his resignation. The nominee to lead the Department of the Interior has sent a letter to Senate leaders saying he will resign his seat two years early to join the Cabinet of President-elect Barack Obama. Sala

01/19/09
Coloradans on their way to witness history

...said. Doris Helwig of Loveland put her name in for tickets after her daughter, from Laguna Beach, Calif., got two tickets. Sen. Ken Salazar's office came up with a pair. Helwig, 74, an Obama supporter, said this is the first time she will attend a pre

Source: Denver Post
01/19/09
Obama Designate Pledges 'Place at Table' for Natives

US Secretary of the Interior Designate Ken Salazar pledged that the "first Americans will have their place at the table in the Obama Administration and the ...

Source: Reznet News, Montana
01/19/09
Incoming official compares energy efforts to Space Race

... we will take," politico.com quoted incoming interior secretary Ken Salazar, a former Colorado senator, as saying last week at his confirmation hearing. ...

Source: Washington Energy Services, WA
01/19/09
Latino Stars, Pols Gather for Their First Inaugural Ball

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) (donning cowboy hat and bolo tie) and Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), two Latinos joining the administration as Interior and Labor ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
01/19/09
Senator suggests Boulder District judge for federal appointment

By John Fryar US Sen. Ken Salazar has again suggested that Boulder District Judge Lael Montgomery be considered for a federal judgeship. ...

Source: Longmont Daily Times-Call, CO
01/19/09
Colorado Ball celebrates big year for Dems

Bill Ritter, newly-elected Sen. Udall, out-going Sen. Ken Salazar, who is set to become the next Secretary of Interior, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, ...

Source: 9NEWS.com, CO
01/19/09
Colorado Ball celebrates big year for Dems

...the party included all of Colorado's Democratic leaders, including Gov. Bill Ritter, newly-elected Sen. Udall, out-going Sen. Ken Salazar, who is set to become the next Secretary of Interior, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Polis, Markey and newly-elect

Source: 9NEWS.com
01/19/09
Obama's Cabinet

Interior: Ken Salazar, Colorado senator with decades' worth of practice in water and environmental law in the private sector. Born March 2, 1955, ...

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
01/19/09
Energy "Moon Shot" Coming, as Obama Calls for Sacrifice in Auto ...

In his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Senator Ken Salazar, Obama's pick for interior secretary, said he'll play a major part in developing the new ...

Source: Edmunds.com/Inside Line, CA
01/19/09
Democrats like the view from the Rocky Mountains

Janet Napolitano and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar and, especially, the style of politics they bring to the Obama administration. Napolitano was chosen to lead ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
01/19/09
Immigration Tops Latinos’ Wish List at DC Meeting

He mentioned that Latinos have “friends in high places” in the Obama administration, like the Interior secretary designate, Ken Salazar; the Labor secretary ...

Source: New York Times, United States
01/19/09
Latino optimism guarded

US Sen. Ken Salazar, US Rep. Hilda Solis and Gov. Bill Richardson were picked to lead the Interior, Labor and Commerce departments respectively, ...

Source: Arizona Republic, AZ
01/19/09
Offshore Drilling and the New Interior Secretary

President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to run the Interior Department is Senator Ken Salazar (D-Colorado). Salazar is expected to win easy approval in the ...

Source: Helicopter Association International, VA

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