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Dan Baer

DemocraticFirst-time candidate

Executive Director

Dan Baer ran for U.S. Senate Colorado in 2026. This is their first run for office.

From the candidate’s public filings

Background

Dan Baer earned a bachelor's degree in social studies and African American studies and graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2000, and earned a doctorate of philosophy in international relations from Oxford University in 2005.[4]

Baer's career experience includes working as the diplomat in residence with the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and as executive director with the Colorado Department of Higher Education. He was a deputy assistant secretary and ambassador with the United States Department of State, an assistant professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, and a project leader with The Boston Consulting Group.[4]

Ph.D:
University of Oxford
Bachelor's:
Harvard University

Campaign themes

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What is your political philosophy?

From Dan's website, Dan believes “We need bold ideas to heal economic and social divides, to give all Coloradans a fair shake and a fair shot, and to reassert strong American leadership in the world.”

Is there anything you would like to add?

If elected, Dan would be the first openly gay man to serve in the U.S. Senate. Dan raised $1.35MM in his first quarter in the U.S. Senate race in Colorado, the largest initial report for a LGBTQ candidate for U.S. Congress (either chamber) in history. Dan's campaign for U.S. Senate has been endorsed by the LGBTQ Victory Fund and Foreign Policy for America Action Network. [7]

—Dan Baer[4]

Dan Baer did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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On the 2026 ballot

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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.

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Dan Baer — U.S. Senate Colorado candidate, 2026 | True Vote