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Line 1: − '''Jared Polis''' is the [[United States Representative]] for the 2nd congressional district of [[Colorado]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party]], he was first elected to the House in 2008.+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − + − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − <references/>+ − + − − [[Category:111th United States Congress]] − [[Category:112th United States Congress]] − [[Category:113th United States Congress]] + + + + + + + + +
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{{Officeholder
|name=Jared Polis
|image=
|party=Democratic
|spouse=Marlon Reis
|religion=Jewish
|offices=
{{Officeholder/governor
|number=43rd
|state=Colorado
|terms=January 8, 2019 - present
|lieutenant=Dianne Primavera
|governor= (If lieutenant)
|preceded=[[John Hickenlooper]]
|former=(y or n)
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/chairman
|party=National Governors Association
|number=
|terms=July 12, 2024 - present
|preceded=[[Spencer Cox]]
|former=(y or n)
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Colorado
|district=2nd
|terms=January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
|preceded=[[Mark Udall]]
|former=(y or n)
|succeeded=[[Joe Neguse]]
}}
}}
Polis is one of the richest members of Congress,<ref> [http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/ss/Wealthiest-Members-of-Congress_7.htm The 10 Wealthiest Members of Congress]</ref> Polis is "the first openly gay man elected to the House as a nonincumbent,"<ref name="stifle">[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/22/anti-lgbt-discrimination-stifle-free-speech-critics-say/ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say]</ref> and a [[activism|radical activist]]. He is the sponsor of the [[Homosexual Classrooms Act]].
'''Jared Polis''' is the [[liberal]] and [[homosexual]] governor of [[Colorado]], serving since January 2019. A member of the [[Democratic Party]], he served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 2009 to 2019.
Polis used the slogan "Hatred has no place in the classroom" to promote the bill, probably making a reference to [[hate speech]] rules. But critics, such as Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the [[Cato Institute]], have charged that [[hate crimes]] laws do less to stop "hate speech" against individuals than to censor '''any criticism''' of protected groups or their activities. A minister preaching against [[homosexuality]] from the pulpit can be arrested, on the grounds that his blanket criticism of sin is "hurtful" to those who choose to engage in the sin preached against.<ref name="stifle"/>
Polis was one of the richest members of Congress,<ref>[http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/ss/Wealthiest-Members-of-Congress_7.htm The 10 Wealthiest Members of Congress]</ref> Polis was "the first openly gay man elected to the House as a nonincumbent,"<ref name="stifle">[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/22/anti-lgbt-discrimination-stifle-free-speech-critics-say/ Gay Discrimination Bill Will Stifle Free Speech, Advance 'Homosexual Agenda,' Critics Say]</ref> and a [[activism|radical activist]]. He was the sponsor of the [[Homosexual Classrooms Act]].
Polis used the slogan "hatred has no place in the classroom" to promote the bill, probably making a reference to [[hate speech]] rules. But critics, such as Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the [[Cato Institute]], have charged that [[hate crimes]] laws do less to stop "hate speech" against individuals than to censor '''any criticism''' of protected groups or their activities. A minister preaching against [[homosexuality]] from the pulpit can be arrested, on the grounds that his blanket criticism of sin is "hurtful" to those who choose to engage in the sin preached against.<ref name="stifle"/> A [[Militant atheism|militant atheist]], in June 2013, he introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would have created "[[Atheism|atheist chaplains]]" in the U.S. military.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/blog/2013/06/14/dem-rep-wants-atheist-chaplains-for-u-s-military/</ref>
As Colorado governor, Polis supported several leftist measures.<ref>Richardson, Valerie (April 8, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/8/jared-polis-colorado-democrats-face-recall-effort-/ Recall redux: Jared Polis, Colorado Democrats hit with voter revolt over leftist agenda]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved April 9, 2019.</ref>
==Business==
Polis founded and ran several high-tech start-ups including Bluemountain.com, American Information Systems, Inc., Proflowers.com and Dan's Chocolates.<ref>http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/index.php?s=about&id=23</ref>
While still attending [[Princeton University]], Polis co-founded his first company, American Information Systems, a success he followed with the launching of bluemountain.com and proflowers.com. He has been named an “[[Entrepreneur]] of the Year” by Ernst and Young.<ref name="polis.house.gov">[http://polis.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Jared_Polis_Biography_7_20_11.pdf, congressional bio, accessed Aug. 1, 2011]</ref>
==Congress==
First elected to represent Colorado's Second Congressional District in 2008, Polis serves on the powerful Committee on Rules. He also serves on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, as a Democratic Caucus Regional Whip, co-chairman of the New Democrat Coalition Education Task Force, chair of the Immigration Task Force of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]], and co-chairman of the LGBT Equality Caucus. Additionally, he co-chairs the U.S.-[[Mexico]] Congressional Caucus and the Congressional Caucus on [[Nepal]], and is a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors.<ref name="polis.house.gov"/>
===Congressional Progressive Caucus===
As of February 20, 2009, Jared Polis was listed as a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]].<ref>[http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?ContentID=166&ParentID=0&SectionID=4&SectionTree=4&lnk=b&ItemID=164 Congressional Progressive Caucus website: Caucus Member List]</ref>
==Other==
Polis is a [[Jew]].
==See also==
* [[Homosexual agenda]]
* [[Atheism and public schools]]
* [[Homeschooling]]
* [[Politically correct]] [[Indoctrination]] by [[Public schools in the United States]] and [[Common Core]] [[Public school values]], [[Professor values]], [[Liberal values]], [[Hollywood values]], [[Fashion industry values]], [[San Francisco values]], and [[Gun control]] [[Propaganda]]
==References==
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