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Jared Polis

April 12, 2024

Jared Schutz Polis (/ˈpoʊlɪs/; born May 12, 1975)[1] is an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019.

Jared Polis
Official portrait, 2016
43rd Governor of Colorado
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
LieutenantDianne Primavera
Preceded byJohn Hickenlooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byMark Udall
Succeeded byJoe Neguse
Member of the
Colorado State Board of Education
from the at-large district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byBen Alexander
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Jared Schutz

(1975-05-12) May 12, 1975 (age 48)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children2
RelativesSusan Polis (mother)
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Signature

Polis served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and five terms as the United States representative from Colorado's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2019. A libertarian Democrat, he was the only Democratic member of the Liberty Caucus. He was elected governor of Colorado in 2018 and reelected in a landslide in 2022. As an openly gay man, Polis has made history several times through his electoral success. He became the first non-incumbent openly gay man elected to Congress in 2008,[2][3] and the first openly gay parent in Congress in 2011.[4] In 2018, he became the first openly gay man and second openly LGBT person (after Kate Brown) elected governor of a U.S. state.[5][6] He is also the first Jewish person elected governor of Colorado.[7] In 2021, he became the first U.S. governor in a same-sex marriage.[8] In 2022, he became the first openly gay man and the first U.S. governor in a same-sex marriage to be reelected.[9]

Early life and education edit

Polis is the son of Stephen Schutz and Susan Polis Schutz, founders of greeting card and book publisher Blue Mountain Arts.[10] He was born at Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder, Colorado, in 1975. He lived in San Diego, California, as a high school student, graduating from La Jolla Country Day School in three years with multiple honors. He graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in politics in 1996, writing a 157-page senior thesis, "Paradigm Shift: Politics in the Information Age", under the supervision of Carol M. Swain.[11] While at Princeton, Polis served as communications director of the undergraduate student government and was involved in other campus organizations, such as Model Congress and the Princeton Juggling Club.[12]

As a college sophomore, Polis purchased stamps from a Legends of the West series at the Princeton post office. The USPS had recently recalled the series due to a printing error in the image of Bill Pickett, making his stamps far more valuable. Polis sold the stamps to a collector for a sum "exceeding $1000".[13]

In 2000, he legally changed his surname to his mother's to raise awareness for a fundraiser and because he simply "liked it better".[14]

Business career edit

Polis co-founded American Information Systems (AIS), Inc., while still in college. AIS was an internet access provider and was sold in 1998. In 1996, he co-founded[14] a free electronic greeting card website, bluemountain.com, which was sold to Excite@Home in 1999 for $430 million in stock and $350 million in cash.[15][16]

In February 1998, Polis founded ProFlowers, an online florist, in La Jolla, California. In December of that year, economist Arthur Laffer began advising Polis and joined ProFlowers as a Director.[17] ProFlowers, later renamed Provide Commerce, Inc., went public on NASDAQ as PRVD on December 17, 2003. In 2005, Provide Commerce was acquired by media conglomerate Liberty Media Corporation for $477 million.[18]

Polis and other investors founded TechStars in Boulder, Colorado, in 2006.[19]

During his tenure in Congress, Polis was among its wealthiest members; his net worth was estimated at over $300 million.[20]

Philanthropic career edit

Polis is the founder of the Jared Polis Foundation. The foundation issues annual Teacher Recognition Awards and donates computers to schools and nonprofit organizations. Polis has also founded one charter school (the New America School) and co-founded another (the Academy of Urban Learning).[1]

Polis has received the Boulder Daily Camera's 2007 Pacesetter Award in Education[21] and the Kauffman Foundation Community Award.[22]

Early political career edit

Polis has been called one of the "Gang of Four"—four wealthy Coloradans who made a concerted effort to support Democrats in statewide legislative races. The other members are Pat Stryker, Rutt Bridges, and Tim Gill.[23] The Gang of Four's influence has been cited as a factor in Colorado's shift toward the Democratic Party in the 2000s and 2010s.[24]

State Board of Education edit

 
Polis in 2002

In 2000, Polis was elected at-large as a member of the Colorado State Board of Education and served a single six-year term until January 2007, when the district was eliminated.[25] His election was one of the closest in Colorado history, as he defeated incumbent Ben Alexander by 90 votes out of 1.6 million cast.[26] During his term, Polis served as both chairman and vice chairman of the board.[27][28][29]

Ballot measures edit

In 2006, Polis served as co-chair of Coloradans for Clean Government, a committee that supported Amendment 41, a citizen-initiated ballot measure to ban gifts by registered lobbyists to government officials, establish a $50 annual restriction on gift-giving from non-lobbyists, establish a two-year cooling-off period before former state legislators and statewide elected officials can begin lobbying, and create an independent ethics commission. In November 2006, 62.3% of Colorado voters approved the "Ethics in Government" constitutional amendment.[30]

In 2007, Polis co-chaired the "Building for Our Future" campaign that supported ballot question 3A in the Boulder Valley School District to issue $296.8 million in bonds for the improvement and modernization of aging school facilities—the largest capital construction bond issue in the district's history and the largest school bond proposal in Colorado that year. In November 2006, 58% of Boulder Valley School District voters approved the measure.[31]

In 2014, Polis planned to champion two ballot measures to limit fracking in Colorado by banning drilling near schools and homes and empowering communities to pass their own rules. The measures were dropped after he reached a deal with Governor John Hickenlooper to create a task force. The absence of the initiatives was seen as a relief to vulnerable Democrats who would have had to take controversial stances on the issue.[32]

U.S. House of Representatives edit

Elections edit

 
Polis campaigning in 2008

In 2008, Polis won a heavily contested Democratic primary election for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, and went on to win the general election on November 4 with 63% of the vote. He succeeded Mark Udall, who was elected to the United States Senate that year.[33] Polis was reelected to the House in 2010 with 57% of the vote,[34][35] in 2012 with 56% of the vote,[36] in 2014 with 57% of the vote,[37] and in 2016 with 57% of the vote.[38]

Tenure edit

 
Polis during the 112th Congress

Polis was the Red to Blue program chair for the DCCC during the 2012 elections, helping recruit and raise money for Democratic candidates in competitive congressional districts.[39] After the elections, he considered running for vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus after then-Chair Xavier Becerra was term-limited.[40] The position went to Representative Joe Crowley.[41]

 
Polis during a TED Talk in 2010

Legislation sponsored edit

The following is an incomplete list of legislation Polis introduced:

  • The Affordable College Textbook Act had been introduced in the 113th and 114th Congresses. Reintroduced by Polis in the 115th Congress, it again died in committee.

Committee assignments edit

In the 114th Congress, Polis served on the following committees:[42]

Caucus memberships edit

Governor of Colorado edit

 
Polis with President Donald Trump and Doug Burgum in May 2020
 
Polis with President Joe Biden in January 2022

Elections edit

2018 edit

Main article: 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election

In 2018, Polis announced his candidacy for governor of Colorado.[53] He was elected governor with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Walker Stapleton and becoming the first openly gay person elected governor of any state;[54][55] the first openly gay person to serve as a state governor was Jim McGreevey, the 52nd Governor of New Jersey, who disclosed his sexual orientation during his gubernatorial tenure.[56]

2022 edit

Main article: 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election

Polis won reelection to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Heidi Ganahl, a member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents.[57][58]

Tenure edit

Polis was elected governor on November 6, 2018. Boldly Forward, a 501(c)4 nonprofit, was formed as the transition team, working with Keystone Center as facilitator. Polis was sworn in on January 8, 2019.[59] An effort to recall him and other Democratic elected officials failed to submit any signatures; Polis said of the effort, "Recalls should not be used for partisan gamesmanship".[60]

Political positions edit

Polis has been described as a libertarian. He has spoken in favor of abortion rights, school choice, and eliminating Colorado's income tax. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, he was skeptical of enforcing the state's mask mandates for long periods of time, saying he personally wore masks but did not want "to force it on people". In 2022, the libertarian magazine Reason suggested he was "the most libertarian governor in America".[61][62][63] He was the first member of Congress to accept Bitcoin donations.[64]

Campus safety edit

In September 2015, Polis voiced support for altering university disciplinary processes surrounding campus rape to allow for cases to be judged against a reasonable likelihood standard, saying that: "If there are 10 people who have been accused, and under a reasonable likelihood standard maybe one or two did it, it seems better to get rid of all 10 people ... we're not talking about depriving them of life or liberty, we're talking about them being transferred to another university, for crying out loud."[65] After being criticized[66] for these remarks, Polis apologized, saying that: "I went too far by implying that I support expelling innocent students from college campuses, which is something neither I nor other advocates of justice for survivors of sexual assault support".[67]

Civil liberties edit

 
Polis (right) with then-Representative Xavier Becerra of California in Westminster, Colorado

In the House, Polis was an advocate for civil liberties, saying while campaigning in 2008 that "balance must be restored between the executive and the judicial branch (through restoring habeas corpus, and clarifying that the president does not have the Constitutional authority to alter legislation through signing statements) and between the executive and the legislative branch (clarifying that the Fourth Amendment requires probable cause and a warrant for the government to monitor Americans)".[68]

Cannabis edit

Polis supports the legalization of cannabis, saying in 2011, "Just as the policy of prohibition failed nationally with alcohol—it's now up to states and counties—I think we should do the same with marijuana."[69] Legislation he has introduced includes the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act in 2013,[70] the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act in 2015,[71] and the McClintock–Polis amendment in 2015 (to prevent federal interference in states that have legalized medical or recreational use; it failed 206–222).[72] He was also an original cosponsor of the Marijuana Justice Act that was first introduced in the House in 2018.[73] In February 2017, Polis launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus along with Representatives Don Young, Earl Blumenauer, and Dana Rohrabacher.[43] In 2021, he pardoned 1,351 Coloradans convicted of marijuana possession.[74]

Internet piracy edit

Polis supports an open and free internet, and has been critical of SOPA, PIPA and CISPA, saying in an interview with Forbes, "I oppose piracy and want to see intellectual property protected because that is what fosters and rewards innovation. But SOPA won't accomplish a meaningful reduction in piracy and causes massive collateral damage to the Internet ecosystem."[75] While debating SOPA on the House floor Polis said that SOPA and PIPA "directly threaten the very internet that has brought humanity great prosperity and greater peace" and "Allowing the military and NSA to spy on Americans on American soil goes against every principle this country was founded on."[76][77] Polis and 167 other House members voted against CISPA.[78]

Polis and Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Darrell Issa sponsored Aaron's Law[79] in the wake of the suicide of computer programmer and internet activist Aaron Swartz, the co-founder of Reddit, who was facing computer and wire fraud charges, more than 30 years in prison and fines of over $1 million for violating the terms of service for illegally downloading academic journal articles from the digital library JSTOR.[80] The proposed bill would exclude terms of service violations from the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and from the wire fraud statute.[81][82] Polis said that the charges brought by US Attorney Carmen Ortiz were "ridiculous and trumped-up" and that "It's absurd that he was made a scapegoat. I would hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else."[83]

NDAA edit

Polis voted against the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, and opposes Section 1021, which drew controversy about implications to detention policy.[84] After the law was signed, Polis and other House members introduced legislation to repeal the indefinite detention provision. Though legislation has failed to pass the House, Section 1021 is now pending in the courts.[85]

Patriot Act edit

Polis has been a vocal opponent of the PATRIOT ACT. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, he wrote that the Act "is a bill that has been plagued with abuse since it was first passed, and today's rule is yet another example of short-circuiting the system that our Founding Fathers set up. If there were ever the need for the close supervision and congressional oversight of a law, it is a law that discusses how and under what conditions a government can spy on its own citizens."[86] In February 2011, Polis voted against H.R. 514, extending expiring provisions of the Patriot Act, authorizing court-approved roving wiretaps that permit surveillance on multiple phones, allowing court-approved seizure of records and property in anti-terrorism operations, and permitting surveillance against a so-called lone wolf, a non-US citizen engaged in terrorism who may not be part of a recognized terrorist group.[87][88]

Cryptocurrency edit

In May 2014, Polis became the first U.S. representative to accept campaign donations via Bitcoin.[89]

Education edit

In 2011, Polis and Senator Joe Lieberman introduced the 2011 Race to the Top Act (H.R. 1532). The legislation authorized old provisions and some new ones, including new standards to encourage and reward states based on their implementation of comprehensive educational reforms that innovate through 4-year competitive grants that allow more funding to expand charter schools and compensate teachers in part based on their students' performance.[90][91][92]

Polis has sponsored other education bills and legislation regarding students, including:

  • The SLICE (School Lunch Improvements for Children's Education) Act, in response to Congress redefining pizza as a vegetable.[93] The SLICE Act would require healthier meals for students, which would, for example, allow the USDA to accurately count 1/8 of a cup of tomato paste as 1/8 of a cup, instead of half of a cup, which is what qualifies pizza as a vegetable; allow the USDA to implement science-based sodium reduction targets; and allow the USDA to set a whole grain requirement.[94] The SLICE Act is opposed by The American Frozen Food Institute, which claims that it "all but removes foods made with tomato paste from school cafeterias, in spite of the significant nutritional value offered by tomato paste."[95] Polis has said, "Pizza has a place in school meals, but equating it with broccoli, carrots and celery seriously undermines this nation's efforts to support children's health." He added that agribusiness should never dictate the quality of school meals.[96]
  • The Defending Special Education Students and Families Act, which fully funds the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention for special education.[97] In the original bill, IDEA promised to pay 40% of the excess cost of educating students with disabilities, but that funding provision hasn't been fulfilled and only covers 16% of special-education funding and has never funded more than 30%.[98] Polis's bill suggests cutting excess and wasteful Pentagon spending by cutting $18.8 billion in weapons systems over five years.[99]

Polis has also introduced the Computer Science Education Act, which helps provide job training for computing jobs, and the ACE Act, which would provide funding to improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools, and to authorize school "turnaround grants."[100][101]

Energy edit

In 2014, Polis sponsored two ballot measures targeting hydraulic fracturing, Initiatives 88 and 89. He sought to move fracking from 500 feet (150 m) from people's homes to 2,000 feet (610 m) to improve homeowners' quality of life in affected areas.[102] On August 4, 2014, Polis announced that he would withdraw his support for the two ballot measures.[103]

Food safety edit

Polis has shown interest in the regulation of kombucha.[104][105][106] He co-sponsored a bill that would have legalized the interstate shipment of raw milk.[107]

Foreign policy edit

Afghanistan edit

Polis supported removing all troops from Afghanistan.[108] In 2010, he supported a failed resolution to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan within 30 days, saying, "I don't believe that this ongoing occupation is in our national interest" and "I supported the initial action to oust the Taliban in Afghanistan, and that succeeded. The challenge we face now is a stateless menace."[109]

Polis also took a congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan, meeting with former Afghan Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, U.S. military officials and diplomats. During his meeting with Atmar, Polis focused on the education gap between Afghanistan and Western nations, the low literacy rate for Afghan police and military officials, and combating political corruption.[110] Polis criticized expanding U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and supported putting resources in intelligence and special operations. In a report after visiting Afghanistan, he said, "We need all the high-level diplomatic support we can to master the diplomatic complexities of fighting against an enemy holed up in two countries, as well as navigating the complex regional politics", adding: "Our best estimates show there to be no more than 5,000 al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They operate out of areas in southern and eastern Afghanistan and on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. Do we really need to occupy an entire country of around 30 million people to root out 5,000 enemies? I harbor a deep degree of ambivalence about the military surge. The diplomatic surge is good, increasing our covert ops and intelligence abilities focused on al-Qaeda is good, but adding tens of thousands of American troops for years doesn't necessarily get us closer to defeating al-Qaeda."[111]

Iran edit

Polis voted for the 2010 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act expanding economic sanctions against Iran under the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, and co-sponsored the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009, authorizing state and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector.[112][113]

Iraq edit

Polis opposed the Iraq War, saying, "The invasion of Iraq was a colossal mistake and I opposed the war from the very beginning. Bush's blunders, and the Democrats who gave him cover along the way, have left us without easy solutions for improving the situation."[114] During a congressional trip to Iraq, he praised the "Sons of Iraq" policy, which funds former military and police officials under Saddam Hussein to lay down their arms against coalition forces, patrol neighborhoods, and fight other Sunni insurgents. In an op-ed, he wrote, "If we had started this policy sooner after the invasion, we no doubt could have prevented loss of life. As can be expected, some of them turn out to be corrupt and attack us anyway, but most seem to be helping to keep the order. The challenge is to bring them into the fold of the new Iraqi government and a proper chain of command structure."[115]

In the op-ed, Polis also wrote, "The hippie in me bemoans the fact that we defeated the Iraqi military only to help them build an even stronger one that might one day be used against children and innocents, as often is the case. When will all the killing end? Where have all the flowers gone? And they shall beat their swords into plowshares and they shall study war no more."[116]

Human rights edit

As a member of Congress, Polis and then-Representatives Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin called on the U.S. embassy in Iraq and then-United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to prioritize investigating the allegations of rape, torture and executions of LGBT Iraqis, saying, "Such disturbing violations of human rights should not be ignored and the United States should not stand idly by while billions of taxpayer dollars are used to support their government."

Polis and 35 other House members also called on the State Department to address violence against Honduras's LGBT community.[117]

Immigration edit

On May 29, 2019, Polis signed House Bill 1124, immediately prohibiting law enforcement officials in Colorado from holding undocumented immigrants solely on the basis of a request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[118]

Polis is one of several U.S. governors who have been relocating migrants via publicly sponsored buses to other U.S. cities, including New York City and Chicago. On January 7, 2023, he said he would no longer send migrants to Chicago.[119]

LGBT rights edit

At the time of his departure from Congress, Polis was one of seven openly gay members of the 113th Congress, and caucused in the LGBT Equality Caucus. He pushed for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and praised the Obama Administration's decision for the Justice Department to no longer defend DOMA, saying, "Section 3 of the law is unconstitutional."[120] In a statement Polis said, "I applaud the Administration for finally recognizing what my colleagues and I have long criticized, to deny people the ability to officially acknowledge their relationship and feel welcomed as partners only for being LGBT is absurd and today's decision confirms this".[121] Polis also credited Obama for openly endorsing gay marriage, calling it "welcome news to American families."[122]

Polis was an original cosponsor of H.R. 116, the Respect for Marriage Act. H.R. 116 repeals DOMA, allowing marriage recognition for gay and lesbian couples in the US, the District of Columbia, and US territories.[123]

Polis was also the leading sponsor of the Student Non-Discrimination Act with Senator Al Franken, who introduced the act in the Senate. SNDA would establish a comprehensive federal non-discrimination prohibition in all public and elementary and secondary schools based on sexual orientation and gender identity, expanding Title IX of the Education Amendments Act to LGBT students.[124] In a statement, Polis said "education is the right of every student" regardless of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. "The alarming increase in teen suicides has shown us just how far we are from making our children's schools safe spaces."[125] The SNDA has 167 co-sponsors in the House, with only two Republicans signing on.[126] SNDA is also supported by the ACLU and Change.org.[127]

Polis voted for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, which prohibited openly gay and lesbian members of the Military from serving.[128] In a letter to Obama, Polis and 67 other House members urged for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The letter cited a California district judge's ruling that DADT was unconstitutional and that the 14,000 service members who had been discharged from the military since its passage had been discharged unjustly.[129]

In a press release on the repeal of DADT, Polis said: "The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a victory for the cause of equality and our national defense. For too long, this wrongheaded policy prevented brave Americans from serving in our military and defending our country just because of who they love. It undermined our national security by forcing gays and lesbians out of the military service at a time when America needs the most talented and the bravest protecting us, regardless of their orientation."[130]

Polis was also a supporter and cosponsor of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, giving adequate funding and ability to federal authorities to investigate hate crimes, and advocated for protections against LGBT victims of domestic violence to be included in the Violence Against Women Act.[131][132]

In September 2014, Polis filed a discharge petition to bring the LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act to the floor of the House of Representatives for a proper vote. Representatives Garamenedi, Holt, and Connolly joined Polis in support in filing the petition. The revised legislation includes narrow religious exemptions.[133]

Polis urged Obama to reconsider the inclusion of Malaysia and Brunei in a Trans-Pacific Partnership because of their negative record on LGBT rights.[134]

In April 2022, Polis said he opposed the repeal of the Reedy Creek Improvement Act and said he would welcome Disney if they left Florida and moved to Colorado.[135]

Personal life edit

 
Polis (center) with his husband,[136] Marlon Reis (left), and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House

Polis was the first non-incumbent openly gay man elected to Congress,[2][3] and the first openly gay parent in Congress.[137][138][139] He is also the nation's second openly gay parent to hold state-level government office.[140][141][142] Polis and his husband, Marlon Reis, have a son and a daughter, born in 2011 and 2014, respectively.[143][144][145] Polis is Jewish.[146][147]

In June 2019, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event widely considered a watershed moment in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, Queerty named Polis one of the Pride50 "trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people".[148]

Polis enjoys video games such as League of Legends. His favorite champions include Maokai and Anivia.[149] He is also an avid Colorado Rockies and Denver Broncos fan.[150][151]

In July 2020, Polis donated $1,000 to Representative Ilhan Omar's primary opponent in her 2020 reelection campaign.[152]

In September 2021, Polis married his longtime partner, Marlon Reis, in a small Jewish Renewal ceremony with family and a few friends[136] at a synagogue in Boulder.[153]

Electoral history edit

Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018[154]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jared Polis 1,348,888 53.42% +4.12%
Republican Walker Stapleton 1,080,801 42.80% −3.15%
Libertarian Scott Helker 69,519 2.75% +0.81%
Unity Bill Hammons 25,854 1.02% N/A
Total votes 2,525,062 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold
Colorado gubernatorial election, 2022[155]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jared Polis (incumbent) 1,468,476 58.53% +5.11%
Republican Heidi Ganahl 983,034 39.19% -3.61%
Libertarian Kevin Ruskusky 28,938 1.15% -1.60%
American Constitution Danielle Neuschwanger 21,623 0.86% N/A
Unity Paul Noël Fiorino 6,686 0.27% -0.75%
Total votes 2,508,757 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold
U.S. House, 2nd district of Colorado (General Election)[156][157]
Year Winning candidate Party Pct Opponent Party Pct Opponent Party Pct Opponent Party Pct
2008 Jared Polis Democratic 63% Scott Starin Republican 34% J. A. Calhoun Green 2% Bill Hammons Unity 1%
2010 Jared Polis Democratic 57% Stephen Bailey Republican 38% Jenna Goss Constitution 3% Curtis Harris Libertarian 2%
2012 Jared Polis Democratic 56% Kevin Lundberg Republican 39% Randy Luallin Libertarian 3% Susan P. Hall Green 2%
2014 Jared Polis Democratic 57% George Leing Republican 43%
2016 Jared Polis Democratic 57% Nic Morse Republican 37% Richard Longstreth Libertarian 6%

See also edit

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External links edit

  • Governor Jared Polis official government website
  • Jared Polis for Colorado campaign website
  • Jared Polis at Curlie
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
Educational offices
Preceded by
Ben Alexander
 Member of the Colorado State Board of Education
from the at-large district
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April 12, 2024
jared, polis, jared, schutz, polis, born, 1975, american, politician, businessman, philanthropist, serving, 43rd, governor, colorado, since, 2019, official, portrait, 201643rd, governor, coloradoincumbentassumed, office, january, 2019lieutenantdianne, primaver. Jared Schutz Polis ˈ p oʊ l ɪ s born May 12 1975 1 is an American politician businessman and philanthropist serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019 Jared PolisOfficial portrait 201643rd Governor of ColoradoIncumbentAssumed office January 8 2019LieutenantDianne PrimaveraPreceded byJohn HickenlooperMember of the U S House of Representatives from Colorado s 2nd districtIn office January 3 2009 January 3 2019Preceded byMark UdallSucceeded byJoe NeguseMember of theColorado State Board of Educationfrom the at large districtIn office January 3 2001 January 3 2007Preceded byBen AlexanderSucceeded byConstituency abolishedPersonal detailsBornJared Schutz 1975 05 12 May 12 1975 age 48 Boulder Colorado U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseMarlon Reis m 2021 wbr Children2RelativesSusan Polis mother EducationPrinceton University BA SignaturePolis served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007 and five terms as the United States representative from Colorado s 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2019 A libertarian Democrat he was the only Democratic member of the Liberty Caucus He was elected governor of Colorado in 2018 and reelected in a landslide in 2022 As an openly gay man Polis has made history several times through his electoral success He became the first non incumbent openly gay man elected to Congress in 2008 2 3 and the first openly gay parent in Congress in 2011 4 In 2018 he became the first openly gay man and second openly LGBT person after Kate Brown elected governor of a U S state 5 6 He is also the first Jewish person elected governor of Colorado 7 In 2021 he became the first U S governor in a same sex marriage 8 In 2022 he became the first openly gay man and the first U S governor in a same sex marriage to be reelected 9 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Business career 3 Philanthropic career 4 Early political career 4 1 State Board of Education 4 2 Ballot measures 5 U S House of Representatives 5 1 Elections 5 2 Tenure 5 2 1 Legislation sponsored 5 3 Committee assignments 5 4 Caucus memberships 6 Governor of Colorado 6 1 Elections 6 1 1 2018 6 1 2 2022 6 2 Tenure 7 Political positions 7 1 Campus safety 7 2 Civil liberties 7 2 1 Cannabis 7 2 2 Internet piracy 7 2 3 NDAA 7 2 4 Patriot Act 7 3 Cryptocurrency 7 4 Education 7 5 Energy 7 6 Food safety 7 7 Foreign policy 7 7 1 Afghanistan 7 7 2 Iran 7 7 3 Iraq 7 8 Human rights 7 9 Immigration 7 10 LGBT rights 8 Personal life 9 Electoral history 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksEarly life and education editPolis is the son of Stephen Schutz and Susan Polis Schutz founders of greeting card and book publisher Blue Mountain Arts 10 He was born at Boulder Community Hospital in Boulder Colorado in 1975 He lived in San Diego California as a high school student graduating from La Jolla Country Day School in three years with multiple honors He graduated from Princeton University with a B A in politics in 1996 writing a 157 page senior thesis Paradigm Shift Politics in the Information Age under the supervision of Carol M Swain 11 While at Princeton Polis served as communications director of the undergraduate student government and was involved in other campus organizations such as Model Congress and the Princeton Juggling Club 12 As a college sophomore Polis purchased stamps from a Legends of the West series at the Princeton post office The USPS had recently recalled the series due to a printing error in the image of Bill Pickett making his stamps far more valuable Polis sold the stamps to a collector for a sum exceeding 1000 13 In 2000 he legally changed his surname to his mother s to raise awareness for a fundraiser and because he simply liked it better 14 Business career editPolis co founded American Information Systems AIS Inc while still in college AIS was an internet access provider and was sold in 1998 In 1996 he co founded 14 a free electronic greeting card website bluemountain com which was sold to Excite Home in 1999 for 430 million in stock and 350 million in cash 15 16 In February 1998 Polis founded ProFlowers an online florist in La Jolla California In December of that year economist Arthur Laffer began advising Polis and joined ProFlowers as a Director 17 ProFlowers later renamed Provide Commerce Inc went public on NASDAQ as PRVD on December 17 2003 In 2005 Provide Commerce was acquired by media conglomerate Liberty Media Corporation for 477 million 18 Polis and other investors founded TechStars in Boulder Colorado in 2006 19 During his tenure in Congress Polis was among its wealthiest members his net worth was estimated at over 300 million 20 Philanthropic career editPolis is the founder of the Jared Polis Foundation The foundation issues annual Teacher Recognition Awards and donates computers to schools and nonprofit organizations Polis has also founded one charter school the New America School and co founded another the Academy of Urban Learning 1 Polis has received the Boulder Daily Camera s 2007 Pacesetter Award in Education 21 and the Kauffman Foundation Community Award 22 Early political career editPolis has been called one of the Gang of Four four wealthy Coloradans who made a concerted effort to support Democrats in statewide legislative races The other members are Pat Stryker Rutt Bridges and Tim Gill 23 The Gang of Four s influence has been cited as a factor in Colorado s shift toward the Democratic Party in the 2000s and 2010s 24 State Board of Education edit nbsp Polis in 2002In 2000 Polis was elected at large as a member of the Colorado State Board of Education and served a single six year term until January 2007 when the district was eliminated 25 His election was one of the closest in Colorado history as he defeated incumbent Ben Alexander by 90 votes out of 1 6 million cast 26 During his term Polis served as both chairman and vice chairman of the board 27 28 29 Ballot measures edit In 2006 Polis served as co chair of Coloradans for Clean Government a committee that supported Amendment 41 a citizen initiated ballot measure to ban gifts by registered lobbyists to government officials establish a 50 annual restriction on gift giving from non lobbyists establish a two year cooling off period before former state legislators and statewide elected officials can begin lobbying and create an independent ethics commission In November 2006 62 3 of Colorado voters approved the Ethics in Government constitutional amendment 30 In 2007 Polis co chaired the Building for Our Future campaign that supported ballot question 3A in the Boulder Valley School District to issue 296 8 million in bonds for the improvement and modernization of aging school facilities the largest capital construction bond issue in the district s history and the largest school bond proposal in Colorado that year In November 2006 58 of Boulder Valley School District voters approved the measure 31 In 2014 Polis planned to champion two ballot measures to limit fracking in Colorado by banning drilling near schools and homes and empowering communities to pass their own rules The measures were dropped after he reached a deal with Governor John Hickenlooper to create a task force The absence of the initiatives was seen as a relief to vulnerable Democrats who would have had to take controversial stances on the issue 32 U S House of Representatives editElections edit nbsp Polis campaigning in 2008In 2008 Polis won a heavily contested Democratic primary election for Colorado s 2nd congressional district and went on to win the general election on November 4 with 63 of the vote He succeeded Mark Udall who was elected to the United States Senate that year 33 Polis was reelected to the House in 2010 with 57 of the vote 34 35 in 2012 with 56 of the vote 36 in 2014 with 57 of the vote 37 and in 2016 with 57 of the vote 38 Tenure edit nbsp Polis during the 112th CongressPolis was the Red to Blue program chair for the DCCC during the 2012 elections helping recruit and raise money for Democratic candidates in competitive congressional districts 39 After the elections he considered running for vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus after then Chair Xavier Becerra was term limited 40 The position went to Representative Joe Crowley 41 nbsp Polis during a TED Talk in 2010Legislation sponsored edit The following is an incomplete list of legislation Polis introduced The Affordable College Textbook Act had been introduced in the 113th and 114th Congresses Reintroduced by Polis in the 115th Congress it again died in committee Committee assignments edit In the 114th Congress Polis served on the following committees 42 Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee on Health Employment Labor and Pensions Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget ProcessCaucus memberships edit Congressional Cannabis Caucus 43 Congressional Progressive Caucus 44 LGBT Equality Caucus co chair Blockchain Caucus co chair Mexico Caucus co chair Nepal Caucus co chair Veterinary Medicine Caucus 45 New Democrat Coalition 46 Congressional Arts Caucus 47 Congressional NextGen 9 1 1 Caucus 48 NO PAC Caucus 49 Liberty Caucus 50 U S Japan Caucus 51 Problem Solvers Caucus 52 Governor of Colorado edit nbsp Polis with President Donald Trump and Doug Burgum in May 2020 nbsp Polis with President Joe Biden in January 2022Elections edit 2018 edit Main article 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election In 2018 Polis announced his candidacy for governor of Colorado 53 He was elected governor with 53 4 of the vote defeating Republican nominee Walker Stapleton and becoming the first openly gay person elected governor of any state 54 55 the first openly gay person to serve as a state governor was Jim McGreevey the 52nd Governor of New Jersey who disclosed his sexual orientation during his gubernatorial tenure 56 2022 edit Main article 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election Polis won reelection to a second term defeating Republican nominee Heidi Ganahl a member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents 57 58 Tenure edit Polis was elected governor on November 6 2018 Boldly Forward a 501 c 4 nonprofit was formed as the transition team working with Keystone Center as facilitator Polis was sworn in on January 8 2019 59 An effort to recall him and other Democratic elected officials failed to submit any signatures Polis said of the effort Recalls should not be used for partisan gamesmanship 60 Political positions editPolis has been described as a libertarian He has spoken in favor of abortion rights school choice and eliminating Colorado s income tax During the COVID 19 pandemic in Colorado he was skeptical of enforcing the state s mask mandates for long periods of time saying he personally wore masks but did not want to force it on people In 2022 the libertarian magazine Reason suggested he was the most libertarian governor in America 61 62 63 He was the first member of Congress to accept Bitcoin donations 64 Campus safety edit In September 2015 Polis voiced support for altering university disciplinary processes surrounding campus rape to allow for cases to be judged against a reasonable likelihood standard saying that If there are 10 people who have been accused and under a reasonable likelihood standard maybe one or two did it it seems better to get rid of all 10 people we re not talking about depriving them of life or liberty we re talking about them being transferred to another university for crying out loud 65 After being criticized 66 for these remarks Polis apologized saying that I went too far by implying that I support expelling innocent students from college campuses which is something neither I nor other advocates of justice for survivors of sexual assault support 67 Civil liberties edit nbsp Polis right with then Representative Xavier Becerra of California in Westminster ColoradoIn the House Polis was an advocate for civil liberties saying while campaigning in 2008 that balance must be restored between the executive and the judicial branch through restoring habeas corpus and clarifying that the president does not have the Constitutional authority to alter legislation through signing statements and between the executive and the legislative branch clarifying that the Fourth Amendment requires probable cause and a warrant for the government to monitor Americans 68 Cannabis edit Polis supports the legalization of cannabis saying in 2011 Just as the policy of prohibition failed nationally with alcohol it s now up to states and counties I think we should do the same with marijuana 69 Legislation he has introduced includes the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act in 2013 70 the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act in 2015 71 and the McClintock Polis amendment in 2015 to prevent federal interference in states that have legalized medical or recreational use it failed 206 222 72 He was also an original cosponsor of the Marijuana Justice Act that was first introduced in the House in 2018 73 In February 2017 Polis launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus along with Representatives Don Young Earl Blumenauer and Dana Rohrabacher 43 In 2021 he pardoned 1 351 Coloradans convicted of marijuana possession 74 Internet piracy edit Polis supports an open and free internet and has been critical of SOPA PIPA and CISPA saying in an interview with Forbes I oppose piracy and want to see intellectual property protected because that is what fosters and rewards innovation But SOPA won t accomplish a meaningful reduction in piracy and causes massive collateral damage to the Internet ecosystem 75 While debating SOPA on the House floor Polis said that SOPA and PIPA directly threaten the very internet that has brought humanity great prosperity and greater peace and Allowing the military and NSA to spy on Americans on American soil goes against every principle this country was founded on 76 77 Polis and 167 other House members voted against CISPA 78 Polis and Representatives Zoe Lofgren and Darrell Issa sponsored Aaron s Law 79 in the wake of the suicide of computer programmer and internet activist Aaron Swartz the co founder of Reddit who was facing computer and wire fraud charges more than 30 years in prison and fines of over 1 million for violating the terms of service for illegally downloading academic journal articles from the digital library JSTOR 80 The proposed bill would exclude terms of service violations from the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and from the wire fraud statute 81 82 Polis said that the charges brought by US Attorney Carmen Ortiz were ridiculous and trumped up and that It s absurd that he was made a scapegoat I would hope that this doesn t happen to anyone else 83 NDAA edit Polis voted against the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act and opposes Section 1021 which drew controversy about implications to detention policy 84 After the law was signed Polis and other House members introduced legislation to repeal the indefinite detention provision Though legislation has failed to pass the House Section 1021 is now pending in the courts 85 Patriot Act edit Polis has been a vocal opponent of the PATRIOT ACT In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner he wrote that the Act is a bill that has been plagued with abuse since it was first passed and today s rule is yet another example of short circuiting the system that our Founding Fathers set up If there were ever the need for the close supervision and congressional oversight of a law it is a law that discusses how and under what conditions a government can spy on its own citizens 86 In February 2011 Polis voted against H R 514 extending expiring provisions of the Patriot Act authorizing court approved roving wiretaps that permit surveillance on multiple phones allowing court approved seizure of records and property in anti terrorism operations and permitting surveillance against a so called lone wolf a non US citizen engaged in terrorism who may not be part of a recognized terrorist group 87 88 Cryptocurrency edit In May 2014 Polis became the first U S representative to accept campaign donations via Bitcoin 89 Education edit In 2011 Polis and Senator Joe Lieberman introduced the 2011 Race to the Top Act H R 1532 The legislation authorized old provisions and some new ones including new standards to encourage and reward states based on their implementation of comprehensive educational reforms that innovate through 4 year competitive grants that allow more funding to expand charter schools and compensate teachers in part based on their students performance 90 91 92 Polis has sponsored other education bills and legislation regarding students including The SLICE School Lunch Improvements for Children s Education Act in response to Congress redefining pizza as a vegetable 93 The SLICE Act would require healthier meals for students which would for example allow the USDA to accurately count 1 8 of a cup of tomato paste as 1 8 of a cup instead of half of a cup which is what qualifies pizza as a vegetable allow the USDA to implement science based sodium reduction targets and allow the USDA to set a whole grain requirement 94 The SLICE Act is opposed by The American Frozen Food Institute which claims that it all but removes foods made with tomato paste from school cafeterias in spite of the significant nutritional value offered by tomato paste 95 Polis has said Pizza has a place in school meals but equating it with broccoli carrots and celery seriously undermines this nation s efforts to support children s health He added that agribusiness should never dictate the quality of school meals 96 The Defending Special Education Students and Families Act which fully funds the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention for special education 97 In the original bill IDEA promised to pay 40 of the excess cost of educating students with disabilities but that funding provision hasn t been fulfilled and only covers 16 of special education funding and has never funded more than 30 98 Polis s bill suggests cutting excess and wasteful Pentagon spending by cutting 18 8 billion in weapons systems over five years 99 Polis has also introduced the Computer Science Education Act which helps provide job training for computing jobs and the ACE Act which would provide funding to improve outcomes for students in persistently low performing schools and to authorize school turnaround grants 100 101 Energy edit In 2014 Polis sponsored two ballot measures targeting hydraulic fracturing Initiatives 88 and 89 He sought to move fracking from 500 feet 150 m from people s homes to 2 000 feet 610 m to improve homeowners quality of life in affected areas 102 On August 4 2014 Polis announced that he would withdraw his support for the two ballot measures 103 Food safety edit Polis has shown interest in the regulation of kombucha 104 105 106 He co sponsored a bill that would have legalized the interstate shipment of raw milk 107 Foreign policy edit Afghanistan edit Polis supported removing all troops from Afghanistan 108 In 2010 he supported a failed resolution to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan within 30 days saying I don t believe that this ongoing occupation is in our national interest and I supported the initial action to oust the Taliban in Afghanistan and that succeeded The challenge we face now is a stateless menace 109 Polis also took a congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan meeting with former Afghan Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar U S military officials and diplomats During his meeting with Atmar Polis focused on the education gap between Afghanistan and Western nations the low literacy rate for Afghan police and military officials and combating political corruption 110 Polis criticized expanding U S troops in Afghanistan and supported putting resources in intelligence and special operations In a report after visiting Afghanistan he said We need all the high level diplomatic support we can to master the diplomatic complexities of fighting against an enemy holed up in two countries as well as navigating the complex regional politics adding Our best estimates show there to be no more than 5 000 al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan and Pakistan They operate out of areas in southern and eastern Afghanistan and on the Pakistan Afghanistan border Do we really need to occupy an entire country of around 30 million people to root out 5 000 enemies I harbor a deep degree of ambivalence about the military surge The diplomatic surge is good increasing our covert ops and intelligence abilities focused on al Qaeda is good but adding tens of thousands of American troops for years doesn t necessarily get us closer to defeating al Qaeda 111 Iran edit Polis voted for the 2010 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act expanding economic sanctions against Iran under the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act and co sponsored the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009 authorizing state and local governments to direct divestiture from and prevent investment in companies with investments of 20 000 000 or more in Iran s energy sector 112 113 Iraq edit Polis opposed the Iraq War saying The invasion of Iraq was a colossal mistake and I opposed the war from the very beginning Bush s blunders and the Democrats who gave him cover along the way have left us without easy solutions for improving the situation 114 During a congressional trip to Iraq he praised the Sons of Iraq policy which funds former military and police officials under Saddam Hussein to lay down their arms against coalition forces patrol neighborhoods and fight other Sunni insurgents In an op ed he wrote If we had started this policy sooner after the invasion we no doubt could have prevented loss of life As can be expected some of them turn out to be corrupt and attack us anyway but most seem to be helping to keep the order The challenge is to bring them into the fold of the new Iraqi government and a proper chain of command structure 115 In the op ed Polis also wrote The hippie in me bemoans the fact that we defeated the Iraqi military only to help them build an even stronger one that might one day be used against children and innocents as often is the case When will all the killing end Where have all the flowers gone And they shall beat their swords into plowshares and they shall study war no more 116 Human rights edit As a member of Congress Polis and then Representatives Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin called on the U S embassy in Iraq and then United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to prioritize investigating the allegations of rape torture and executions of LGBT Iraqis saying Such disturbing violations of human rights should not be ignored and the United States should not stand idly by while billions of taxpayer dollars are used to support their government Polis and 35 other House members also called on the State Department to address violence against Honduras s LGBT community 117 Immigration edit On May 29 2019 Polis signed House Bill 1124 immediately prohibiting law enforcement officials in Colorado from holding undocumented immigrants solely on the basis of a request from U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement 118 Polis is one of several U S governors who have been relocating migrants via publicly sponsored buses to other U S cities including New York City and Chicago On January 7 2023 he said he would no longer send migrants to Chicago 119 LGBT rights edit At the time of his departure from Congress Polis was one of seven openly gay members of the 113th Congress and caucused in the LGBT Equality Caucus He pushed for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and praised the Obama Administration s decision for the Justice Department to no longer defend DOMA saying Section 3 of the law is unconstitutional 120 In a statement Polis said I applaud the Administration for finally recognizing what my colleagues and I have long criticized to deny people the ability to officially acknowledge their relationship and feel welcomed as partners only for being LGBT is absurd and today s decision confirms this 121 Polis also credited Obama for openly endorsing gay marriage calling it welcome news to American families 122 Polis was an original cosponsor of H R 116 the Respect for Marriage Act H R 116 repeals DOMA allowing marriage recognition for gay and lesbian couples in the US the District of Columbia and US territories 123 Polis was also the leading sponsor of the Student Non Discrimination Act with Senator Al Franken who introduced the act in the Senate SNDA would establish a comprehensive federal non discrimination prohibition in all public and elementary and secondary schools based on sexual orientation and gender identity expanding Title IX of the Education Amendments Act to LGBT students 124 In a statement Polis said education is the right of every student regardless of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity The alarming increase in teen suicides has shown us just how far we are from making our children s schools safe spaces 125 The SNDA has 167 co sponsors in the House with only two Republicans signing on 126 SNDA is also supported by the ACLU and Change org 127 Polis voted for the repeal of Don t Ask Don t Tell which prohibited openly gay and lesbian members of the Military from serving 128 In a letter to Obama Polis and 67 other House members urged for the repeal of Don t Ask Don t Tell The letter cited a California district judge s ruling that DADT was unconstitutional and that the 14 000 service members who had been discharged from the military since its passage had been discharged unjustly 129 In a press release on the repeal of DADT Polis said The repeal of Don t Ask Don t Tell is a victory for the cause of equality and our national defense For too long this wrongheaded policy prevented brave Americans from serving in our military and defending our country just because of who they love It undermined our national security by forcing gays and lesbians out of the military service at a time when America needs the most talented and the bravest protecting us regardless of their orientation 130 Polis was also a supporter and cosponsor of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crimes Prevention Act giving adequate funding and ability to federal authorities to investigate hate crimes and advocated for protections against LGBT victims of domestic violence to be included in the Violence Against Women Act 131 132 In September 2014 Polis filed a discharge petition to bring the LGBT Employment Non Discrimination Act to the floor of the House of Representatives for a proper vote Representatives Garamenedi Holt and Connolly joined Polis in support in filing the petition The revised legislation includes narrow religious exemptions 133 Polis urged Obama to reconsider the inclusion of Malaysia and Brunei in a Trans Pacific Partnership because of their negative record on LGBT rights 134 In April 2022 Polis said he opposed the repeal of the Reedy Creek Improvement Act and said he would welcome Disney if they left Florida and moved to Colorado 135 Personal life edit nbsp Polis center with his husband 136 Marlon Reis left and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White HousePolis was the first non incumbent openly gay man elected to Congress 2 3 and the first openly gay parent in Congress 137 138 139 He is also the nation s second openly gay parent to hold state level government office 140 141 142 Polis and his husband Marlon Reis have a son and a daughter born in 2011 and 2014 respectively 143 144 145 Polis is Jewish 146 147 In June 2019 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots an event widely considered a watershed moment in the modern LGBTQ rights movement Queerty named Polis one of the Pride50 trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality acceptance and dignity for all queer people 148 Polis enjoys video games such as League of Legends His favorite champions include Maokai and Anivia 149 He is also an avid Colorado Rockies and Denver Broncos fan 150 151 In July 2020 Polis donated 1 000 to Representative Ilhan Omar s primary opponent in her 2020 reelection campaign 152 In September 2021 Polis married his longtime partner Marlon Reis in a small Jewish Renewal ceremony with family and a few friends 136 at a synagogue in Boulder 153 Electoral history editColorado gubernatorial election 2018 154 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jared Polis 1 348 888 53 42 4 12 Republican Walker Stapleton 1 080 801 42 80 3 15 Libertarian Scott Helker 69 519 2 75 0 81 Unity Bill Hammons 25 854 1 02 N ATotal votes 2 525 062 100 0 N ADemocratic holdColorado gubernatorial election 2022 155 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jared Polis incumbent 1 468 476 58 53 5 11 Republican Heidi Ganahl 983 034 39 19 3 61 Libertarian Kevin Ruskusky 28 938 1 15 1 60 American Constitution Danielle Neuschwanger 21 623 0 86 N AUnity Paul Noel Fiorino 6 686 0 27 0 75 Total votes 2 508 757 100 0 N ADemocratic holdU S House 2nd district of Colorado General Election 156 157 Year Winning candidate Party Pct Opponent Party Pct Opponent Party Pct Opponent Party Pct2008 Jared Polis Democratic 63 Scott Starin Republican 34 J A Calhoun Green 2 Bill Hammons Unity 1 2010 Jared Polis Democratic 57 Stephen Bailey Republican 38 Jenna Goss Constitution 3 Curtis Harris Libertarian 2 2012 Jared Polis Democratic 56 Kevin Lundberg Republican 39 Randy Luallin Libertarian 3 Susan P Hall Green 2 2014 Jared Polis Democratic 57 George Leing Republican 43 2016 Jared Polis Democratic 57 Nic Morse Republican 37 Richard Longstreth Libertarian 6 See also edit nbsp Government portal nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portal nbsp Biography portalCongressional Progressive Caucus Libertarian Democrat List of Jewish members of the United States Congress List of LGBT members of the United States Congress List of openly LGBT heads of government List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in the United StatesReferences edit a b Jared Polis 1975 Jewish Virtual Library A Project of Alice Retrieved April 4 2021 a b Polis wins Colo 2nd District The Denver Post November 5 2008 Retrieved July 8 2023 a b Fingerhut Eric November 12 2008 Congressional roundup three new Jews but no rabbi St Louis Jewish Light Retrieved July 9 2023 Terkel Amanda September 30 2011 Jared Polis Announces Birth Of Son Becoming First Openly Gay Parent In Congress HuffPost Retrieved July 8 2023 Jared Polis to become Colorado s first openly gay governor Los Angeles Times Associated Press Retrieved November 9 2018 Nugent Ciara November 7 2018 Jared Polis Makes History As America s First Openly Gay Male Governor Time 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Caucus Members Congressional Progressive Caucus Retrieved January 30 2018 Members of the Veterinary Medicine Caucus Veterinary Medicine Caucus Archived from the original on March 27 2019 Retrieved October 12 2018 Members New Democrat Coalition Archived from the original on February 8 2018 Retrieved February 5 2018 Membership Congressional Arts Caucus Archived from the original on June 12 2018 Retrieved March 13 2018 Members Congressional NextGen 9 1 1 Caucus Archived from the original on June 12 2018 Retrieved June 14 2018 Meyer Theodoric July 12 2017 Khanna starts PAC free caucus Politico Retrieved September 12 2018 Garcia Nic September 2 2018 Is Jared Polis a Boulder liberal Republicans make the case but his record is more complicated The Denver Post Retrieved June 17 2020 Members U S Japan Caucus Retrieved December 14 2018 Featured Members Problem Solvers Caucus Retrieved March 28 2021 In Governors Elections This Year Republicans Have A Lot To Lose National Public Radio November 2 2018 Retrieved November 6 2018 Colorado Governor s Race Jared Polis Tops Walker Stapleton Colorado Public Radio November 6 2018 Archived from the original on November 7 2018 Retrieved November 6 2018 Eason Brian March 11 2019 Worried about slowing economy Democrats look to delay Polis pledge for full day kindergarten The Colorado Sun Retrieved November 17 2019 McGreevey I am a gay American transcript CNN August 13 2004 Retrieved March 10 2008 TRACER Candidate Detail Jared Polis Frank John November 9 2018 Jared Polis announces transition team stocked with big name Democrats The Colorado Sun Retrieved November 11 2018 Garcia Nic September 6 2019 Attempt to force recall election of Colorado Gov Jared Polis falls short The Denver Post Retrieved September 11 2019 Jared Polis The Most Libertarian Governor in America Reason April 25 2022 Jared Polis Wants To Leave You Alone Reason July 1 2022 Jared Polis Success Shows That Democrats Can Win Without Embracing Big Government November 10 2022 Colorado Congressman Seizes on New Bitcoin Rules May 9 2014 Better that five innocent students get expelled than one guilty student stay enrolled The Washington Post The Washington Post Retrieved September 29 2017 Polis sparks controversy with remarks about campus rape cases Archived from the original on January 30 2019 Retrieved September 29 2017 Chasmar Jessica September 16 2015 Democratic Rep Jared Polis I went too far with Campus Rape Remarks The Washington Times Retrieved April 4 2021 Jared Polis on Homeland Security ontheissues org Retrieved September 30 2012 Brian Montopoli CBS News April 6 2011 Rep Jared Polis Federal government shouldn t be banning marijuana cbsnews com Dickinson Tim February 6 2013 Legalization Hits the Hill Rolling Stone Archived from the original on March 7 2013 US Congress Legislation Introduced To Get the Feds Out Of The Marijuana Enforcement Business NORML February 26 2015 Retrieved December 23 2019 Baca Ricardo June 3 2015 House passes bill to prevent 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Regulators Approve Bitcoin for Political Campaign Donations NBC News November 26 2014 Polis Lieberman introduce Race to the Top Education Reform Bill polis house gov Archived from the original on December 22 2018 Retrieved September 9 2011 Tough Paul July 7 2011 No Seriously No Excuses newyorktimes com Retrieved September 9 2012 Reform Effors are on the way and information sharing could be improved gao gov Retrieved September 9 2012 H R 5789 School Lunch Improvements for Children s Education Act opencongress org Retrieved September 9 2012 The SLICE School Lunch Improvements for Children s Education Act Restoring Better Nutrition in School Meals PDF polis house gov Archived from the original PDF on September 21 2018 Retrieved September 9 2012 Pizza as a vegetable No says congressman introducing SLICE Act Los Angeles Times May 23 2012 Polis to Congress Pizza is not a vegetable polis house gov May 14 2012 Archived from the original on June 29 2018 Retrieved September 9 2012 Building the Legacy IDEA 2004 ed gov Retrieved September 10 2012 IDEA Funding Distribution newamerica net Retrieved September 10 2012 Polis Special Education Bill Fulfills 40 year old Promise polis house gov Archived from the original on December 22 2018 Retrieved September 10 2012 S 1614 Computer Science Education Act of 2011 govtrack us Retrieved September 10 2012 ACE Act to Reforming Low Performing Schools polis house gov Archived from the original on November 11 2018 Retrieved September 10 2012 Newton Small Jay July 14 2014 Friendly Fire Over Colorado Fracking Could Cost Democrats the U S Senate TIME Retrieved November 7 2018 Newton Small Jay August 4 2014 Democrat Jared Polis Withdraws Support for Colorado Fracking Initiatives Time Retrieved August 5 2014 Hamblin James December 8 2016 Is Fermented Tea Making People Feel Englightened Because of Alcohol The Atlantic Retrieved April 4 2021 Congressional Letter PDF Archived from the original PDF on September 21 2018 Retrieved March 25 2017 The Kombucha Freedom Warrior The Atlantic December 6 2016 Retrieved April 4 2021 Evich Helena Bottemiller Parti Tarini April 22 2014 Food Freedom cause grows with help POLITICO Representative Jared Polis s Political Positions votesmart org Retrieved September 18 2012 Boulder Rep Jared Polis Withdraw U S troops from Afghanistan www dailycamera com March 10 2010 Retrieved September 18 2012 Just Back from Afghanistan www huffingtonpost com May 13 2009 Retrieved September 18 2012 Congressional Visit to Afghanistan Congressional Trip to Afghanistan Archived from the original on December 22 2018 Retrieved September 18 2012 Jared Polis Iran PoliGu com The Political Guide April 3 2021 Archived from the original on May 16 2018 Retrieved September 19 2012 H R 1327 in Congressional Session 111 www thepoliticalguide com Archived from the original on November 11 2018 Retrieved September 18 2012 Candidate Q amp A Jared Polis www dailycamera com August 14 2009 Retrieved September 18 2012 Polis Jared April 9 2009 Congressional Visit to Iraq Part II Observation on Strategy My Return to Iraq 1 5 Years Later www huffingtonpost com Retrieved September 18 2012 Congressional Visit to Iraq Part II www windycitytimes com May 6 2009 Retrieved September 18 2012 LGBT Equality amp Civil Rights Iraqi LGBT Rights polis house gov Archived from the original on December 21 2018 Retrieved September 18 2012 Protect Colorado Residents From Federal Government Overreach Colorado General Assembly leg colorado gov 2019 Colorado will halt busing of migrants to Chicago after conversation with Lightfoot governor says January 8 2023 President Obama Instructs Justice Department to Stop Defending Defense of Marriage Act cal Clinton Signed Law Unconstitutional abcnews go com Retrieved September 30 2012 Polis cheers Justice Department s Decision on DOMA polis house gov Archived from the original on December 22 2018 Retrieved September 30 2012 Jared Polis Obama Support For Gay Marriage Welcome News livewire 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Jared Polis Announces Birth Of Son Becoming First Openly Gay Parent In Congress Huffington Post Retrieved December 16 2011 Parkinson John House Democrat Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Parent in Congress ABC News Retrieved September 30 2011 Gay congressman announces birth of new son in Forbes 09 30 11 1 dead link Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Parent In Congress HuffPost September 30 2011 Retrieved October 14 2022 House Democrat Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Parent in Congress ABC News Retrieved October 14 2022 Congressman Polis announces baby girl has joined family The Denver Post July 4 2014 Retrieved October 14 2022 Ryan Howe November 6 2018 Jared Polis Makes History As Nation s First Openly Gay Governor Out Front Retrieved April 10 2018 Julie Turke June 22 2018 In the Race for Governor How Far Left Is Colorado Willing to Go The New York Times Retrieved April 10 2018 Colorado Public Radio Staff and The Associated Press November 7 2018 Colorado Governor s Race Jared Polis Defeats Walker Stapleton And Makes History Colorado Public Radio Retrieved April 10 2018 Three New Jewish Members of Congress The Jewish Federations Archived from the original on July 20 2011 Retrieved December 16 2011 Jared Polis Community Congressman League of Legends na leagueoflegends com Retrieved June 26 2018 Queerty Pride50 2019 Honorees Queerty Retrieved June 18 2019 Augustine Josh January 11 2012 U S Congressman joins League of Legends developer in urging fans to oppose SOPA PIPA pcgamer Retrieved January 11 2012 Bianchi Chris October 21 2018 Jared Polis on Home Life His Childhood and the Rockies Westword Remembering Pat Bowlen NFL Broncos and Colorado communities honor legendary Denver Broncos owner KMGH June 14 2019 Colorado Gov Donates to Minnesota Rep Ilhan Omar s primary opponent Newsweek July 28 2020 Cramer Philissa September 17 2021 Colorado Gov Jared Polis and His Partner Have Very Jewish Wedding Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Retrieved October 14 2022 Election Night Reporting Colorado Election Results State Offices Colorado Secretary of State Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary and 2008 General PDF Secretary of State of Colorado August 14 2009 Retrieved October 8 2009 Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary and 2010 General PDF External links editJared Polis at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Data from Wikidata Governor Jared Polis official government website Jared Polis for Colorado campaign website Jared Polis at Curlie Appearances on C SPANBiography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Financial information federal office at the Federal Election Commission Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress Profile at Vote SmartEducational officesPreceded byBen Alexander Member of the Colorado State Board of Educationfrom the at large district2001 2007 Seat abolishedU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byMark Udall Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Colorado s 2nd congressional district2009 2019 Succeeded byJoe NeguseParty political officesPreceded byJohn Hickenlooper Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado2018 2022 Most recentPolitical officesPreceded byJohn Hickenlooper Governor of Colorado2019 present IncumbentU S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byKamala Harrisas Vice President Order of precedence of the United StatesWithin Colorado Succeeded byMayor of cityin which event is heldSucceeded byOtherwise Mike Johnsonas Speaker of the HousePreceded byJim Pillenas Governor of Nebraska Order of precedence of the United StatesOutside Colorado Succeeded byDoug Burgumas Governor of North Dakota Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jared Polis amp oldid 1218186864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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