Ken Buck - Biography
Ken Buck graduated from Princeton University in 1981 and the University of Wyoming Law School in 1985. After law school, Ken worked for Congressman Dick Cheney, R-Wyo., on the Iran-Contra Investigation and then became a prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1990, Ken joined the Colorado U.S. Atty’s. Office there, he was Chief of the Criminal Division. During his tenure as a federal prosecutor, Ken taught as an Adjunct Professor at the Univ. of Denver, College of Law. Following 12 years with the U.S. Atty’s. Office, he was an executive with a large construction company. Rep. Buck began his political career by being elected district attorney three times in Colorado (2004, 2008, 2012). In 2014, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 4th Congressional District in Colorado. He served on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and was chosen to be the ranking Republican on the Immigration Subcommittee and the Antitrust Subcommittee. Ken also served on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Small government, debt reduction, US-Asian relations, and promoting competition policy in the tech sector were among his signature issues. Since leaving Congress in 2024, Ken Buck has started his own consulting business focusing on political strategy for business development and public affairs. Fmr. Rep. Buck recently taught a seminar at the Univ. of Chicago and is a frequent guest on major cable news shows, providing, and regular content for national print media.