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In early 2009, U.S. Senator Ken Salazar was nominated and confirmed as United States Secretary of the Interior. Romanoff was on a short list of possible candidates for appointment to Salazar's seat, [18] but Governor Bill Ritter chose Denver schools' superintendent Michael Bennet. Romanoff opted to challenge Bennet for the Senate seat in the Democratic primary.

Romanoff defeated Bennet in the Democratic State Assembly, with 60.4% of the vote to Bennet's 39.6%, thereby earning the first spot on the August primary ballot. [19]

On August 10, 2010, Romanoff was defeated by Bennet in the Democratic primary.

Job offer from the Obama administration

On September 27, 2009, Michael Riley of the Denver Post reported that Romanoff had been offered a position in the Obama administration in exchange for not running for U.S. Senate against Michael Bennet. [20] According to Riley, Obama's deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina called Romanoff to offer him various positions in the administration, including a position at the United States Agency for International Development. Romanoff turned down the offer. [21]

On June 2, 2010, Romanoff issued a statement confirming that Messina had contacted him on September 11, 2009, and told him that Obama was going to support Bennet in the Democratic Party primary. Romanoff told Messina that he would run anyway; Messina "suggested three positions that might be available to me were I not pursuing the Senate race. He added that he could not guarantee my appointment to any of these positions." White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton told The Washington Post, "Mr. Romanoff was recommended to the White House from Democrats in Colorado for a position in the administration. There were some initial conversations with him, but no job was ever offered." Messina sent Romanoff job descriptions for three positions: an administrator for the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau within USAID, the chief of the Office of Democracy and Governance within USAID, and the director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. [22] [23]

On June 10, 2010, KDVR reported that Bennet said he had known about the White House's offer to Romanoff. [24]

2014 U.S. House election

Romanoff ran for the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014. [1] On October 8, 2014, the Aurora Sentinel endorsed Romanoff. [25] He lost to incumbent Republican Mike Coffman, 42.99% to 51.90%. [26]

2020 U.S. Senate election

On February 7, 2019, Romanoff announced [27] his candidacy to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner in the 2020 election. Among Romanoff supporters was progressive populist radio host Jim Hightower. [28] [29] Romanoff won the statewide caucuses with 86% of the vote [30] but was defeated by former Governor John Hickenlooper in the Democratic primary.

Political positions

A political progressive, Romanoff has advocated for a Green New Deal and Medicare for All. [31]

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Andrew Romanoff
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54th Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 12, 2005 –January 7, 2009
Colorado House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 6th district
2001–2009		Succeeded by
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