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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
05/14/2012	H.R.5631	To suspend temporarily the duty on certain rolling travel bags with a removable backpack or daypack.	05/14/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/29/2012	H.R.3845	Growth to Excellence Act of 2012	03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
03/29/2012	H.R.3535	ACE Act	03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
02/08/2012	H.Res.541	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the House may not consider major legislation unless it addresses one issue at a time.	02/08/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. (All Actions)
11/18/2011	H.R.3014	Computer Science Education Act of 2011	11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
11/18/2011	H.R.2935	Defending Special Education Students and Families Act	11/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
09/23/2011	H.R.2933	Sound Recording Simplification Act	09/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. (All Actions)
09/08/2011	H.R.2617	Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2011	09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
09/08/2011	H.R.2315	Women WIN Jobs	09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/08/2011	H.R.2211	Great Teaching for Great Schools Act of 2011	09/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
08/22/2011	H.R.2635	Cutting Out Inefficient and Needless Spending Act of 2011	08/22/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. (All Actions)
08/01/2011	H.Res.385	Expressing support for designation of the week of September 12, 2011, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.	08/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
07/29/2011	H.R.1984	Small Business Banking Improvement Act of 2011	07/29/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
07/20/2011	H.R.643	Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act	07/20/2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 106. (All Actions)
05/20/2011	H.R.1532	Race to the Top Act of 2011	05/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
05/20/2011	H.R.1525	All-STAR Act of 2011	05/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
05/05/2011	H.R.1701	Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act	05/05/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
04/12/2011	H.R.1481	Investment Property Opportunity Act of 2011	04/12/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/01/2011	H.R.1313	Community Bank and Automotive Industry Recapitalization Act of 2011	04/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/28/2011	H.R.1204	To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources, and for other purposes.	03/28/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions)

Total: 1919

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2862	To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2845	To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017	H.R.2844	To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/22/2017	H.R.2590	To authorize the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to increase access to prekindergarten through grade 12 computer science education.
05/22/2017	H.R.2588	To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to codify the prohibition on the acquisition of "about" communications under section 702 of such Act.
05/19/2017	H.R.2577	To establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States.
05/19/2017	H.R.2340	To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
05/18/2017	H.Res.336	Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Mexico partnership.
05/18/2017	H.R.1872	Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.244	Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1477	No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
05/18/2017	H.Res.128	Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017	H.R.2499	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.

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