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: Experience: House: District 2, 2009-Present; Home State: Colorado; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,007,659Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Jared Polis

Gender: Male

Family: Partner: Marlon Reis

Birth Date: 05/12/1975

Birth Place: Boulder, CO

Home City: Boulder, CO

Religion: Jewish

Education

BA, Political Science, Princeton University, 1996

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2009-present

Volunteer, Al Gore Campaign

Volunteer, Angie Paccione Campaign

Volunteer, Bill Clinton Campaign

Volunteer, John Kerry Campaign

Volunteer, Josie Heath Campaign

Volunteer, Michael Dukakis Campaign

Volunteer, Stan Matsunaka Campaign

Member, Watershed School Board

Member, Colorado State Board of Education, 2000-2007

Member, Executive Committee, Boulder County Democrats, 2000-2007

Member, Executive Committee, Colorado Democratic Party, 2000-2007

Chair, Colorado State Board of Education, 2004-2005

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Natural Resources, Member

Rules, Member

Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Co-Chair, Colorado Commission on High School Improvement

Chair, Commission on Financial and Investor Literacy, National Association of State Boards of Education

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Nepal, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Democratic Coalition Immigration Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Chair, Equal Protection Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Member, House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

Chair, Immigration Task Force, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Chair, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans-Sexual Caucus

Vice-Chair, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, United States House of Representatives

Co-Chair, United States-Mexico Congressional Caucus

Professional Experience

Co-Founder, American Information Systems

Sales Manager, Blue Mountain Arts

Founder, New America School

Superintendent, New America School

Founder, Pro Flowers Website

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Co-Founder, Academy of Urban Learning

Member, Board of Visitors, United States Air Force Academy

Board Member, Colorado Anti-Defamation League

Board Member, Colorado Conservation Voters

Member, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative Board

Founder, Community Computer Connection

Founder, Jared Polis Foundation

Board Member, Latin American Research and Service Agency

Chair, Study Group on Financial Literacy, National Association of State Boards of Education

Additional Information

Awards:

"Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst and Young

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Oppose In times of peace, it is totally not needed to expand the military. We can improve instruction of our country by other ways.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 151

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/08/2017	H.R.2859	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish demonstration projects for competency-based education.	06/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/09/2017	H.R.689	Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act	05/09/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71. (All Actions)
05/09/2017	H.R.688	Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2017	05/09/2017 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 70. (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2387	Worker Ownership, Readiness, and Knowledge Act	05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
05/01/2017	H.R.2275	Giving Workers a Fair Shot Act	05/01/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
04/27/2017	H.R.2217	Solar EDGE Act	04/27/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/26/2017	H.R.1899	Protecting Data at the Border Act	04/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
04/24/2017	H.R.1841	Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act	04/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.2059	BREATHE Act	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1710	Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2017	03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
02/15/2017	H.R.1089	KOMBUCHA	02/15/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/08/2017	H.R.752	For the relief of Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez.	02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.Res.895	Expressing support for designation of the week of September 26, 2016, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.	09/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.4594	Making College Affordable and Accessible Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/07/2016	H.R.4510	Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act	09/07/2016 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617. (All Actions)
09/06/2016	H.R.5939	Giving Workers a Fair Shot Act	09/06/2016 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
06/30/2016	H.Res.774	Expressing support for designation of the week of June 6 through June 12, 2016, as "Hemp History Week".	06/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (All Actions)
04/21/2016	H.R.5040	Solar EDGE Act	04/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/23/2016	H.R.3752	ExCEL Act of 2015	03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
02/29/2016	H.R.4530	EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016	02/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)

Total: 1919

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/01/2015	H.R.2293	Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act
06/01/2015	H.R.2277	Password Protection Act of 2015
06/01/2015	H.R.2076	Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015
05/26/2015	H.R.2072	National Park and Wilderness Waters Protection Forever Act
05/26/2015	H.R.2016	Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
05/21/2015	H.R.2100	Girls Count Act of 2015
05/21/2015	H.Res.235	Expressing deepest condolences to and solidarity with the people of Nepal following the devastating earthquake on April 25, 2015.
05/20/2015	H.Res.261	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should work with the Government of Nepal to ensure that the unique needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women and girls are considered and addressed in efforts to provide humanitarian relief and assistance in reconstruction in the aftermath of the April 25, 2015, earthquake.
05/20/2015	H.Res.158	Condemning Dalit untouchability, the practice of birth-descent discrimination against Dalit people, which is widely practiced in India, Nepal, the Asian diaspora, and other South Asian nations, and calling on these countries to recognize the human rights of the Dalit people and end all forms of untouchability within their borders.
05/15/2015	H.Res.263	Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
05/15/2015	H.R.2033	Nepal Temporary Protected Status Act of 2015
05/15/2015	H.R.1943	Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015
05/15/2015	H.R.1942	Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015
05/15/2015	H.R.1940	Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2015
05/15/2015	H.R.1918	Aaron's Law Act of 2015
05/15/2015	H.R.1832	Innovation Protection Act
05/15/2015	H.Res.208	Equality for All Resolution of 2015
05/14/2015	H.R.2102	Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015
05/13/2015	H.R.2309	Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2015
05/12/2015	H.R.2025	Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015

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