Biography

Polis' election to the House of Representatives in 2008 made him the first openly gay man elected to congress as a freshman.

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's 2nd district, 2009-2019.

Elected governor of Colorado in 2018, making him the first openly gay man elected governor in the United States.

Domestic partner since 2004 is Marlon Reis, with whom he has two children. After Polis was elected governor of Colorado in 2018, his campaign stated that Reis would take the title of first gentleman. Polis and Reis officially married in 2021.

[ on creating their own state stimulus] We said for four months - November, December, January, February - restaurants can keep that sales tax they collect rather than give it to the state.

[on Joe Biden's pardon] I am disappointed that he put his family ahead of the country. This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation. When you become President, your role is Pater familias of the nation. Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President's son.