January 23, 2009 12:15 AM UTC

Senator Bennet Takes Office

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE: Daily Kos pitches a fit about the legalities between Bennet’s appointment and the appointment of Roland Burris of Illinois.

From the Rocky Mountain News:

Michael Bennet was sworn in today as Colorado’s junior senator, pledging to get right to work addressing some of the big economic challenges to the country.

The former Denver schools chief, appointed to the Senate by Gov. Bill Ritter, takes over for new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar just two days after Barack Obama was sworn in as president, promising massive changes in foreign and domestic policies.

“I feel extremely fortunate to have the chance to represent Colorado at this moment in history and to be part of a conversation in Washington on some of the most serious problems we’ve seen in generations,” Bennet said while taking a walking tour of the U.S. Capitol shortly before his swearing in.

Earlier, Bennet said Salazar gave him some to-the-point advice: “Do the right thing for the people of Colorado.”