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Cory Gardner
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United States Senator from Colorado
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Cory Scott Gardner is an American politician and lobbyist born in Yuma in 1974. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as a United States senator. A member of the Republican Party, his work locations included Washington, D.C., Denver, and Boston. He is recognized in the Us Senators collection.
Gardner was educated at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder. He speaks English and is affiliated with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. His employer was Wayne Allard. He has ancestral ties to Germany.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Mark Udall
- Succeeded by
- John Hickenlooper
- Leader
- Mitch McConnell
- Born
- Cory Scott Gardner , ( 1974-08-22 ) August 22, 1974 (age 51) , Yuma, Colorado , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Jaime Gardner
- Education
- Colorado State University ( BA ) University of Colorado, Boulder ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Scott
- Family name
- Gardner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Yuma
- Occupation
- lobbyist
- Position held
- United States senator
- Employer
- Wayne Allard
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Official website
- www.gardner.senate.gov
- Image
- Cory Gardner (26970673657).jpg
- Work location
- Boston
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- date of birth
- 1974-08-22
- Commons category
- Cory Gardner
- name in native language
- Cory Gardner
- birth name
- Cory Scott Gardner
- phone number
- +1-202-224-5941
- ancestral home
- Germany
- P10632
- Cory Gardner
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Encyclopedic overview
Cory Scott Gardner (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. As of 2026, he is the last Republican to serve Colorado in the U.S. Senate.
Gardner narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Mark Udall in the 2014 Senate race. 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 ran for re-election in 2020, but lost to former Governor John Hickenlooper.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cory Gardner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.