“Now, President Obama has to make a decision. He can either propose a nominee who can win over the majority in the Senate or defer his choice to the voters, who in November will elect a new President and a new Senate, which will be responsible for confirming a nominee who will provide balance to the Supreme Court.”

American attorney and politician

Cory Scott Gardner is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican, he also represented Colorado’s 4th congressional district in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2015 and served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011. He is known for his work in state and federal office across more than a decade of public service. He became Colorado’s last Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate, as of 2026, and is associated with the political career that carried him from the state legislature to Congress.