NAME—Ken Salazar.
AGE-BIRTH DATE-LOCATION—53; March 2, 1955; Alamosa, Colo.
EXPERIENCE—U.S. Senate, January 2005-present; Colorado state attorney general, 1999-2004; private law practice, Parcel, Mauro & Spaanstra, 1994-98; executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, 1990-94; chief legal counsel to Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, 1987; private law practice, Sherman & Howard, 1981-86.
EDUCATION—B.A., Colorado College, 1977; J.D., University of Michigan, 1981.
FAMILY—Wife, Hope; two daughters.
QUOTE—”I will do all I can to help reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. I look forward to working directly with President-elect Obama, as an integral part of his team, as we take the moon-shot on energy independence.”
