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Jared Polis
Governor of Colorado since 2019 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jared Schutz Polis (/ˈpɔːlɪs/; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the 43rd and current Governor of Colorado.
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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 (1975-05-12) May 12, 1975 (age 49) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Domestic partner | Marlon Reis (m. 2021) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
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]