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Jared Schutz Polis (/ ˈ p oʊ l ɪ s / POH-liss; [1] né Schutz; born May 12, 1975) [2] is an American politician and businessman serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and five terms as the United States representative from Colorado's 2nd ...
Mark Baisley, state senator for the 4th district (2023–present) [10] [3] Greg Lopez, former U.S. Representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district (2024–2025) and candidate for governor in 2018 and 2022 [11] [2] Paul Lundeen, Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate (2023–present) from the 9th district (2019–present) [11]
The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment. [2] The governor is also the ...
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(The Center Square) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is spearheading a new initiative called Governors Safeguarding Democracy alongside Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. GSD brands itself as a nonpartisan ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Sunday defended the city of Aurora as a diverse and growing place with declining violent crime, after former President Trump attacked the city and the governor ...
The judiciary of Colorado is defined by Article VI of the Colorado Constitution as well as the law of Colorado. The administration of the state judicial system is the responsibility of the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court as its executive head, and is assisted by several other commissions.
Polis's 2022 victory marked the first time in American history that an openly gay politician was re-elected as the governor of a state. [3] Polis had the best performance for a re-elected Colorado governor since Bill Owens in 2002, the best for a Democrat since Roy Romer in 1990, and the highest raw vote total ever in a Colorado gubernatorial race.