contacted him on September 11, 2009, and told him that Obama was going to support Bennet in the Democratic Party primary. Romanoff told Messina that he would run anyway; Messina "suggested three positions that might be available to me were I not pursuing the Senate race. He added that he could not guarantee my appointment to any of these positions." White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton told The Washington Post, "Mr. Romanoff was recommended to the White House from Democrats in Colorado for a position in the administration. There were some initial conversations with him, but no job was ever offered." Messina sent Romanoff job descriptions for three positions: an administrator for the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau within USAID, the chief of the Office of Democracy and Governance within USAID, and the director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. On June 10, 2010, KDVR reported that Bennet said he had known about the White House's offer to Romanoff. 2014 U.S. House election Romanoff ran for the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014. He lost to incumbent Republican Mike Coffman, 42.99% to 51.90%. Romanoff had relocated to Aurora, Colorado, in the 6th district, in 2013 to establish residency for his 2014 campaign. The district became significantly more hospitable to Democratic candidates after 2011, when it was redrawn to include nearly as many Democratic and unaffiliated voters as Republican voters. In May 2014 Howard Dean endorsed Romanoff and spoke at one of his campaign fundraising events. Despite committing to reject contributions from political action committees and special interest groups, the Colorado Observer reported in August 2013 that Romanoff had received a plurality of his second-quarter fundraising from the legal industry. On October 8, 2014, the Aurora Sentinel endorsed Romanoff. On October 10, Politico'' reported that national Democrats were canceling more than a $1 million in campaign ads in support of Romanoff, "a sign of waning confidence in his prospects." 2020 U.S. Senate election On February 7, 2019, Romanoff announced his candidacy to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner in the 2020 election. He won the statewide caucuses with 86% of the vote but was defeated by former Governor John Hickenlooper in the Democratic primary. Political positions A political progressive, Romanoff has advocated for a Green New Deal and Medicare for All. Romanoff has stated his support for the Affordable Care Act. He has