John W. Hickenlooper
DemocratU.S. Senator, CO| Age | 74 (b. 1952-02-07) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2021-01-03 (~5 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (partial Dutch descent) |
| Religion | Quaker background (mother's family); has said he does not consider himself a practicing Quaker but is influenced by Quaker values |
| Education | Wesleyan University, B.A. in English (1974) and M.A./M.S. in geology (1980); graduate of The Haverford School (1970) |
| Prior occupation | Petroleum geologist (early 1980s); co-founder of Wynkoop Brewing Company, Denver's first brewpub (1988), which he sold in 2007 |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Narberth, Pennsylvania |
| Languages | English |
| Marital status | Married — Robin Pringle (m. 2016); previously Helen Thorpe (m. 2002, div. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Denver, Colorado |
| Notable relatives | Great-great-uncle (relative) Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Governor of Iowa and U.S. Senator from Iowa; great-grandfather Andrew Hickenlooper, Union Army general; grandfather Smith Hickenlooper, federal judge; cousin George Hickenlooper, film director |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2003 |
| Previous offices | Mayor of Denver (2003-2011) · Governor of Colorado (2011-2019) · Chair, National Governors Association (2014-2015) |
| Committees | Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) · Energy and Natural Resources · Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Leadership | Chair, National Governors Association (2014-2015) |
| Ideology | Widely characterized as a centrist/moderate Democrat; helped broker the centrist deal on the Inflation Reduction Act with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2022 |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $9,400,000–$27,300,000 (2019) · estimate
| Procter & Gamble (PG) | stock · $1,000,000–$5,000,000 · 2019 |
| Apple (AAPL) | stock · –$500,000 · 2019 |
| Coca-Cola | stock · –$500,000 · 2019 |
| Merck | stock · –$500,000 · 2019 |
| Duke Energy | stock · –$500,000 · 2019 |
| ADP | stock · –$500,000 · 2019 |
| Exxon Mobil | stock · –$500,000 · 2019 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
resolved — Colorado Independent Ethics Commission gift-ban violations and contempt finding
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission ruled on June 5 and finalized on June 12, 2020 that then-former Governor John Hickenlooper violated the state's constitutional gift ban by accepting a 2018 flight on a private jet owned by homebuilder and political donor Larry Mizel (MDC Holdings) and by accepting private security and a Maserati limousine ride connected to a 2018 Bilderberg meeting in Italy. The commission fined him $2,750. It also unanimously held him in contempt after he initially declined to appear at the video hearing, though he testified the following day and no additional penalty was attached to the contempt finding. This occurred during his 2020 U.S. Senate campaign; he went on to win the election.