Colorado Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper announced Wednesday that he will retire after serving his second term, according to Punchbowl News.
The 72-year-old freshman senator plans to run for reelection in 2026 but has vowed that his second term will be his last. ReportedHickenlooper served as mayor of Denver from 2003 to 2011 and governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019 before joining the Senate in 2021. (RELATED: Exclusive: After DCNF investigation, watchdog group calls on Senate Ethics Committee to investigate Democrats' “blatant” stock filing violations)
“I will only serve two terms,” Hickenlooper told the Punchbowl. “I'm the first one here to say it. Two terms only. It's an oath of conscience.”
WASHINGTON DC – JANUARY 6: U.S. President Barack Obama jokes with National Governors Association Chairman Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) and Vice Chairman Gov. Gary Herbert (R-Utah) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC on January 6, 2015. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Hickenlooper ran for president in 2020 Dropped Hickenlooper withdrew from the race in August 2019, about six months after announcing his candidacy. After Hickenlooper's withdrawal, there were still 23 Democratic candidates vying for the top spot.
Hickenlooper has previously been criticized for various ethics violations and delayed financial disclosures: In 2020, the Ethics Commission ruled that he received gifts in the form of a private jet trip to Connecticut and a limousine ride in Italy in 2018. (Related: 'If you really wanted to piss them off': Democratic senator says office received thousands of calls from constituents about Biden)
The Ethics Commission fined Hickenlooper a total of $2,750 for the two violations: $2,200 for airfare and $550 for the limousine. According to To Hill. (Related: Democrat who wants to ban stock trading in Congress recently revealed he holds millions of dollars in Microsoft options)
The senators also uncovered several asset transactions worth more than $1 million that were on average more than 300 days old in 2022 from the filing date. Multiple watchdog groups said the filings were “revealed” by the Senate Judiciary Committee. violation The law requires lawmakers to make public any transaction over $1,000 within 30 days of receiving notice and 45 days after the date of the transaction.
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