Difference between revisions of "Jared Polis"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | First openly LGBT parent in US Congress as the Democratic representative of the State of Colorado since 2009. Formerly with the Colorado State Board of Education. Former entrepreneur who founded and sold the companies bluemountain.com, ProFlowers, and American Information Systems. One of four national chairmen of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. | + | First openly gay elected Governor of a state in the United States when he was elected Governor of the the state of Colorado (2018). First openly LGBT parent in US Congress as the Democratic representative of the State of Colorado since 2009. Formerly with the Colorado State Board of Education. Former entrepreneur who founded and sold the companies bluemountain.com, ProFlowers, and American Information Systems. One of four national chairmen of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. |
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| + | * [[First Out Elected Politicians]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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* http://polis.house.gov/ | * http://polis.house.gov/ | ||
* http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/from-proflowers-to-chief-fundraiser-for-house-democrats-the-evolution-of-jared-polis/2014/05/27/f10e6d7e-e4d6-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html | * http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/from-proflowers-to-chief-fundraiser-for-house-democrats-the-evolution-of-jared-polis/2014/05/27/f10e6d7e-e4d6-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html | ||
| − | + | * https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/jared-polis-colorado-gay-governor/index.html | |
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 7 November 2018
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1975 -
Occupation
Politics
Description
First openly gay elected Governor of a state in the United States when he was elected Governor of the the state of Colorado (2018). First openly LGBT parent in US Congress as the Democratic representative of the State of Colorado since 2009. Formerly with the Colorado State Board of Education. Former entrepreneur who founded and sold the companies bluemountain.com, ProFlowers, and American Information Systems. One of four national chairmen of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
