Democrat Jared Polis Wins Colorado to Become Nation's First Openly Gay Male Elected Governor

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Other notable policies Polis, 43, supports include Medicare-for-all, gun control, renewable energy, repeal of the death penalty, universal preschool and kindergarten and expanded Internet access.

“I think it really gives Colorado an opportunity to stick a thumb in the eye of Mike Pence, whose view of America is not as inclusive as where America is today,” Polis told Colorado Democrats during a speech this year,according to Vox.com.

Polis has served in the House since 2009 and avidly supported marijuana legalization. He’s replacing a Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.

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Other LGBTQ governors include New Jersey’s Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, who came out as gay while in office in 2004. And Oregon’s Kate Brown, also a Democrat, who is openly bisexual and won in 2016.

source: people.com