Jared Polis

DemocratGovernor of Colorado

Age	51 (b. 1975-05-12)
Gender	Male
In office since	2019-01-01 (~7 yrs)
Race / ethnicity	White (Jewish American)
Religion	Jewish (Jewish Renewal)
Education	B.A. in Politics, Princeton University (1996); attended La Jolla Country Day School
Prior occupation	Internet/technology entrepreneur and businessman; co-founded American Information Systems, BlueMountain.com (BlueMountainArts.com), ProFlowers/Provide Commerce, and TechStars
Military service	No
Birthplace	Boulder, Colorado
Marital status	Married — Marlon Reis
Children	2
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Notable relatives	Mother Susan Polis Schutz and father Stephen Schutz, co-founders of greeting-card/publishing company Blue Mountain Arts
Openly LGBTQ	yes

Wikipedia

Pending research: languages.

Career & politics

First elected	2000
Previous offices	Member, Colorado State Board of Education (at-large), 2001-2007 (incl. chair and vice chair) · U.S. Representative, Colorado's 2nd congressional district, 2009-2019
Caucuses	Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · LGBT Equality Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Cannabis Caucus (co-founder) · Congressional Blockchain Caucus (co-chair) · House Liberty Caucus (sole Democratic member) · Problem Solvers Caucus
Leadership	Chair, National Governors Association (2024-2025) · Chair, DCCC Red to Blue program (2012) · Co-chair, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus
Ideology	Progressive Democrat with strong libertarian leanings; Reason magazine called him 'the most libertarian governor in America' (2022)
Signature legislation	Student Non-Discrimination Act (lead House sponsor) · Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (2013) · Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act (2015) · Affordable College Textbook Act · Aaron's Law (co-sponsor)

Financial

Net worth: estimate

No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).

Scandals & crimes ledger

settled — Boldly Forward Colorado — Colorado Campaign Finance Law Violation (Proposition HH) business

campaign-finance · 2023-06-01 · Colorado Secretary of State, Elections Division · Boldly Forward Colorado, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit originally created in 2018 to fund Polis's gubernatorial transition, admitted to violating Colorado's Fair Campaign Practices Act by spending approximately $391,875 in support of Proposition HH (a 2023 ballot measure backed by Polis) through contributions to Property Tax Relief Now without registering as an issue committee or reporting its electioneering activities. The nonprofit settled with the Colorado Secretary of State, agreeing to pay $17,593.76 in fines (reduced from a potential $54,000+ due to cooperation) and to disclose its donors. The complaint was filed by the conservative Public Trust Institute.

A nonprofit organization linked to Gov. Polis — Boldly Forward Colorado, formed for his 2018 gubernatorial transition — was found to have violated Colorado campaign finance law by funding a ballot measure campaign (Proposition HH) without registering or disclosing its activities. The group settled with the state, paying approximately $18,000 in fines and agreeing to donor disclosure. Polis was not personally named as a respondent; the action was against the nonprofit entity.

Sources: Colorado Sun · Colorado Public Radio (CPR News) · Denver Gazette