Jared Polis
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 January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Ben Alexander |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Jared Schutz May 12, 1975 Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Susan Polis (mother) |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Signature | |
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.
Polis served one term on the
Early life and education
Polis is the son of Stephen Schutz and
As a college sophomore, Polis purchased stamps from a Legends of the West series at the Princeton post office. The
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
Polis co-founded American Information Systems (AIS), Inc., while still in college. AIS was an
In February 1998, Polis founded
Polis and other investors founded
During his tenure in Congress, Polis was among its wealthiest members; his net worth was estimated at over $300 million.[20]
Philanthropic career
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
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
In 2000, Polis was elected
Ballot measures
In 2006, Polis served as co-chair of Coloradans for Clean Government, a committee that supported
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
Elections
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
Polis was the Red to Blue program chair for the
Legislation sponsored
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
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
- Committee on Rules
Caucus memberships
- 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
Elections
2018
In
2022
Polis won reelection to a second term, defeating Republican nominee
Tenure
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
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
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
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
Polis supports the
Internet piracy
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
NDAA
Polis voted against the
Patriot Act
Polis has been a vocal opponent of the
Cryptocurrency
In May 2014, Polis became the first U.S. representative to accept campaign donations via Bitcoin.[89]
Education
In 2011, Polis and Senator
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 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
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
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
Afghanistan
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
Iran
Polis voted for the 2010
Iraq
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
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
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
At the time of his departure from Congress, Polis was one of seven openly gay members of the
Polis was an original cosponsor of H.R. 116, the
Polis was also the leading sponsor of the
Polis voted for the repeal of
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
Polis was
In June 2019, to mark the
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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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 |
See also
- Congressional 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 States
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External links
- Governor Jared Polis official government website
- Jared Polis for Colorado campaign website
- Jared Polis at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN