page_title: Jared Polis
section_title: Governor of Colorado
hierarchical_section_title: Jared Polis / Political career / Governor of Colorado
caption_attribution_description: President Donald J. Trump meets with North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, left, and Colorado Governor Jared Polis, right, Wednesday, May 13, 2020, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
context_page_description: Jared Schutz Polis is an American politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, 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 congressional district from 2009 to 2019. During his time in Congress, he was the only Democratic member of the libertarian conservative Liberty Caucus. He was elected governor of Colorado in 2018, defeating Republican nominee Walker Stapleton.
  As an openly gay man, Polis has made history several times through his electoral success. In 2008, he became the first same-sex parent elected to the United States Congress. In 2018, he became the first openly gay person and second openly LGBT person elected governor of a state in the United States. He is also the first Jew elected governor of Colorado.
caption: Polis with President Donald Trump and Doug Burgum in May 2020
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