Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Leader
Mitch McConnell
Preceded by
Roger Wicker
Succeeded by
Todd Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th district
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by
Betsy Markey
Succeeded by
Ken Buck
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district
In office June 23, 2005 – January 2, 2011
Preceded by
Greg Brophy
Succeeded by
Jon Becker
Personal details
Born
Cory Scott Gardner
(1974-08-22) August 22, 1974 (age 49) Yuma, Colorado, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Jaime Gardner
Children
3
Education
Colorado State University (BA) University of Colorado, Boulder (JD)
Signature
Cory Gardner's voice
Cory Gardner on the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act Recorded July 30, 2020
Cory Scott Gardner[1] (born August 22, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Gardner narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Mark Udall in the 2014 Senate race.[2] Gardner was chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2017 to 2019. After the 2018 midterm elections, he and University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl became the only Republicans to hold statewide elected office in Colorado. Gardner announced in 2019 he would run for re-election for a second term, but lost his 2020 reelection bid to former Governor John Hickenlooper by just over 9 percentage points.[3]
After leaving the Senate, Gardner has remained active in politics and policy. He sits on the board of Michael Best Strategies, is the Chief Political Affairs Strategist for the Crypto Council for Innovation, and has remained active in fundraising for Republican candidates.[4][5]
^"Representative Cory Scott Gardner (Cory) (R-Colorado, 4th)". LegiStorm. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
^Saenz, Arlette (November 5, 2014). "Republicans up 5 seats in race to control Senate". ABC30.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^Alas, Horus (November 3, 2020). "Democrat Hickenlooper Flips Colorado Senate Seat". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022.
^"Cory Gardner lands job with top national lobbying firm". Colorado Politics. June 23, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^"Cory Gardner's post-Senate mission: Boost fundraising for fellow Republicans". Fox News. February 9, 2021.
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nomination and the general election, defeating incumbent Republican CoryGardner. At 68, Hickenlooper became the oldest first-term senator to represent...
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withdrew from the race following the entrance of CoryGardner and decided instead to run for Gardner's seat in Colorado's 4th congressional district. Buck...
2020, after failing to qualify for the ballot. One-term Republican CoryGardner was elected in 2014 after serving four years in the United States House...
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United States Senate in the 2020 election against Republican incumbent CoryGardner. She launched an exploratory committee for the position in July 2019...
was introduced by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), CoryGardner (R-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), John McCain (R-AZ), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)...
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picked up another U.S. Senate seat with John Hickenlooper's victory over CoryGardner. In the 2022 state elections, Jared Polis was re-elected for Governor...
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