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Michael BennetDemocratic Incumbent Appointed to the office in January 2009 Previously served as Superintendent for the Denver Public Schoolsbennetforcolorado.com 303-433-0022 |
Ken BuckRepublican Challenger District Attorney for Weld Co. since 2004 Former Prosecutor for the U.S. Dept. of Justicebuckforcolorado.com 303-756-2825 |
| Issues Comparison | Michael Bennet | Ken Buck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1. Current moratorium on offshore oil drilling | Opposes12 | Opposes11 |
| 2. Expand use of nuclear energy | Opposes1 | Supports1 | |
| 3. Passage of Cap-and-Trade Energy Legislation | Supports1 | Opposes1 | |
| Immigration | 4. Granting amnesty to illegal immigrants | Supports3 | Opposes3 |
| 5. Continued funding of sanctuary cities | Supports3 | Opposes5 | |
| 6. Implementation of border security measures signed into law | Opposes3 | Supports3 | |
| Life | 7. Giving legal protection to unborn children | Opposes1 | Supports1 |
| 8. Public funding for abortions (incl. Planned Parenthood) | Supports | Opposes1 | |
| 9. Federal funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research | Supports | Opposes8 | |
| Marriage & Homosexuality | 10. Federal Defense of Marriage Act (a law since 1996) | Opposes13 | Supports10 |
| 11. Federal Marriage Amendment | Opposes13 | Supports10 | |
| 12. Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) | Supports7 | ||
| Education & School Choice | 13. Giving parents tax credits or vouchers to use in the school of their choice | Opposes | Supports11 |
| 14. Less federal and more state / local control of education | Opposes1 | Supports1 | |
| Taxes & Spending | 15. Keep the tax cuts implemented under President George W. Bush in place | Opposes6 | Supports11 |
| 16. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the stimulus bill) | Supports1 | Opposes1 | |
| 17. Funding of Health Care Reform Act (Obama Health Care) | Supports1 | Opposes1 | |
| Military | 18. Set a timetable for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan | Opposes4 | Opposes9 |
| 19. Allow homosexuals to serve openly in U.S. military | Supports13 | Opposes10 | |
| Judicial Appointments | 20. Appoint judges who are strict constructionists, ones that will not legislate from the bench | Opposes | Supports |
Sources: 1. Campaign websites listed above; 2. OnTheIssues.org, 3. NumbersUSA.com, 4. Project Vote Smart;
5. Rasmussen Reports; 6. TheHill.com; 7. That’s My Congress; 8. Denver Post; 9. CBS4 Denver, 10. Colorado Independent;11. ColoradoPols.com; 12. The Daily Sentinel and 13. Square State.
