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Jared Schutz Polis (/ ˈ p oʊ l ɪ s / POH-liss; [1] né Schutz; born May 12, 1975) [2] is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Colorado. He 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 ...
The self-proclaimed Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson was organized on November 7, 1859. [3] Jefferson Territory included all of present-day Colorado, but extended about 3 miles (5 km) farther east, 138 miles (222 km) farther north, and about 50 miles (80 km) farther west. [4]
Polis's 2022 victory marked the first time in American history that an openly gay politician was re-elected as the governor of a state. [3] Polis had the best performance for a re-elected Colorado governor since Bill Owens in 2002, the best for a Democrat since Roy Romer in 1990, and the highest raw vote total ever in a Colorado gubernatorial race.
Reis met future U.S. representative and Colorado governor Jared Polis in 2002 while finishing his education. [8] He and Polis married in September 2021 following an 18-year relationship. [9] He and Polis have two children, born in 2011 and 2014. [4] He is the son-in-law of poet Susan Polis Schutz and illustrator Stephen Schutz. [10]
The major party nominees were Democratic U.S. Representative Jared Polis and Republican State Treasurer Walker Stapleton. The general election took place on November 6, 2018, with Polis winning by 268,000 votes. [2] [3] This was the first Colorado gubernatorial election in which both major party candidates received over one million votes.
Jared Polis: Democratic: U.S. Representative from Colorado (2009–2019) Governor of Colorado (2019–incumbent) $388 million [42] Founder of ProFlowers: Phil Bredesen: Democratic: Mayor of Nashville (1993–1999) Governor of Tennessee (2003—2011) Up to $358 million Founder of HealthAmerica Corporation: Rex Tillerson: Republican: Secretary of ...
Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office. Democratic primary. Candidates. Declared Phil ...
Governor Jared Polis was re-elected in 2022 with 58.5% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Colorado Constitution in 2026 and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Attorney General of Colorado Phil Weiser has declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination.