Jared Polis | |
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43rd Governor of Colorado | |
Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
Lieutenant | Dianne Primavera |
Preceded by | John Hickenlooper |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mark Udall |
Succeeded by | Joe Neguse |
Member of the Colorado State Board of Education from the at-large district | |
In office 2001–2007 | |
Preceded by | Ben Alexander |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Jared Schutz May 12, 1975 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Domestic partner |
Marlon Reis (m. 2021) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Jared Schutz Polis (/ˈpɔːlɪs/; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the 43rd and current Governor of Colorado. He is also HIV positive.
Polis served as the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2019. He is a Democrat. He was among the richest members of Congress. His personal net worth is estimated at nearly $400 million.[1]
In June 2017 Polis announced his candidacy for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election.[2][3] He won the general election in November 2018 defeating Walker Stapleton.
Polis was one of the few people to be openly gay when first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives[4] and the first gay parent in Congress.[5] In 2018, he became the first openly gay man and second openly LGBT person (after Kate Brown of Oregon) elected governor of a U.S. state.[6][7] He is also the first Jewish governor of Colorado.[8] In 2020, he became the first U.S. governor to be engaged to a same-sex partner.[9][10]
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