What happens when a U.S. senator from Colorado leaves their job midterm (as Michael Bennet may do)

What happens when a U.S. senator from Colorado leaves their job midterm (as Michael Bennet may do)

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s decision to run for Colorado governor is prompting a lot of questions about what would happen to the Democrat’s seat should he win the gubernatorial race. Here’s what the law says, how things have played out in the past and what Bennet has said about his plans. What Colorado law says Colorado law hands the governor the power to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy.  The appointment lasts until the next general election, when the…