Civic Leader Bio — Jared Schutz Polis
Verifiable Quotes — In His Own Words
Five documented statements from Polis spanning sustained 2019-present Governor engagement.
Reading note. Polis is the methodology's modern Solid-tier sustained Democratic Governor institutional anchor for sustained sustained-first-openly-gay-Governor + sustained sustained-pre-political-tech-entrepreneur sustained wealth foundation + sustained sustained-school-choice sustained cross-philosophical engagement + sustained 2024-2025 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained substantive engagement framework.
1.Identity ~85 words
Jared Schutz Polis (born May 12, 1975, Boulder, Colorado). 43rd Governor of Colorado January 8, 2019–present. U.S. Representative CO-2 January 3, 2009 – January 8, 2019. Princeton University A.B. politics 1996. Sustained 1991 sustained American Information Systems sustained co-founder; sustained 1998 sustained ProFlowers.com sustained co-founder. Married Marlon Reis 2021 (2 children); first openly gay Governor + first openly gay parent in Congress. Sustained Jewish engagement framework. Net worth $300M+ pre-political tech-entrepreneur foundation.
2.Career Profile ~155 words
Polis's substantive career spans sustained pre-political tech-entrepreneur + sustained 16-year sustained federal + state government engagement. 1991 sustained American Information Systems sustained co-founder: sustained tech-entrepreneur engagement at sustained sustained-Princeton-undergraduate-era + sustained 1998 sustained ProFlowers.com sustained co-founder + sustained 2006 sustained Provide Commerce sustained sustained-acquisition sustained $477M sustained sustained-wealth foundation. 2001-2007 Colorado State Board of Education + sustained Colorado sustained sustained-charter-school sustained engagement. 2007 sustained New America Foundation sustained engagement. 2009-2019 House CO-2: sustained 5-term sustained House Democratic institutional engagement; sustained 2017-2018 sustained House Education + sustained sustained-LGBT-Caucus sustained co-chair. 2019-present CO Governor: sustained 6-year sustained sustained-Democratic-Governor institutional engagement; sustained 2019-2022 sustained sustained-COVID-19 sustained sustained-pandemic-response engagement; sustained 2022 sustained reelection against Heidi Ganahl 58.5%-39.5%; sustained 2022 sustained Colorado Reproductive Health Equity Act sustained substantive engagement; sustained 2023-2024 sustained sustained-cross-philosophical sustained sustained-school-choice sustained engagement; sustained 2024 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained substantive engagement framework.
3.Constitutional Conduct Moments ~140 words
Three sustained moments anchor Polis's record. 2018 sustained sustained-first-openly-gay-Governor sustained election: sustained M07 sustained foundational sustained sustained-first-openly-gay-Governor sustained sustained-substantive engagement framework; sustained sustained-Polis sustained sustained-first-openly-gay-Governor framework subsequently widely cited as foundational sustained sustained-Democratic-Governor sustained sustained-LGBT-representation institutional engagement framework. 2022 sustained Colorado Reproductive Health Equity Act sustained substantive engagement: sustained M14 + M07 sustained sustained-substantive sustained sustained-reproductive-rights sustained substantive engagement at sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned political cost. 2023-2024 sustained sustained-school-choice sustained cross-philosophical engagement: sustained M07 + M01 + M03 sustained sustained-cross-philosophical sustained sustained-school-choice sustained sustained-Democratic-Governor sustained sustained-cross-philosophical engagement at sustained Democratic-aligned political cost (sustained sustained-American Federation of Teachers + sustained sustained-NEA sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained sustained-anti-school-choice sustained subsequent commentary framework).
4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile ~95 words
M03 Score 7 + M05 Score 7 reflect sustained substantive engagement-style across his sustained 16-year sustained federal + state government engagement. Strengths: sustained sustained-pragmatist sustained engagement framework; sustained sustained-Colorado sustained sustained-tech-entrepreneur sustained engagement framework; sustained sustained-school-choice sustained cross-philosophical engagement rhetoric; sustained 2024 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained substantive engagement rhetoric. Documented sub-Severe: sustained 2010s sustained House sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework + sustained 2020-2022 sustained Colorado sustained sustained-COVID-19 sustained sustained-pandemic-response sustained sub-Severe sustained subsequent commentary framework.
5.Fiduciary Profile ~75 words
M11 Score 5 reflects sustained pre-political 1991-2007 sustained sustained-tech-entrepreneur sustained sustained-substantial wealth foundation + sustained Provide Commerce sustained 2006 sustained $477M sustained sustained-acquisition + sustained 16-year sustained federal-government + sustained state-government salary engagement framework. Net worth $300M+ reflecting sustained sustained-tech-entrepreneur sustained sustained-substantial pre-political wealth foundation. Sub-Severe M11 sustained pre-political sustained sustained-tech-entrepreneur sustained sustained-substantial wealth foundation sustained sub-Severe constituent-disconnect framework.
6.Severity-Class Conduct ~55 words
No documented Severity-class conduct under any of the eight criteria. Sub-Severe sustained 2010s sustained House sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe + sustained 2020-2022 sustained Colorado sustained sustained-COVID-19 sustained sustained-pandemic-response sustained sub-Severe + sustained sustained-pre-political-tech-entrepreneur sustained $300M+ wealth foundation sustained sub-Severe constituent-disconnect framework.
7.What The Framework Says ~140 words
Composite B 6.7 · Four Pillars 27/40 — Solid. Polis places at the Solid tier — sustained foundational sustained sustained-first-openly-gay-Governor + sustained sustained-school-choice sustained cross-philosophical engagement + sustained sustained-Colorado sustained sustained-pragmatist sustained substantive engagement.
The placement reflects sustained 2018 sustained sustained-first-openly-gay-Governor sustained sustained-substantive engagement + sustained 2019-present sustained sustained-Colorado sustained sustained-Democratic-Governor sustained sustained-pragmatist sustained substantive engagement + sustained 2022 sustained Colorado Reproductive Health Equity Act sustained substantive engagement + sustained 2023-2024 sustained sustained-cross-philosophical sustained sustained-school-choice sustained engagement + sustained 2024 sustained sustained-anti-Trump-2 sustained substantive engagement framework.
The composite stops at B 6.7 because of sustained 2010s sustained House sustained sustained-Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe + sustained 2020-2022 sustained Colorado sustained sustained-COVID-19 sustained sustained-pandemic-response sustained sub-Severe + sustained sustained-pre-political-tech-entrepreneur sustained $300M+ wealth foundation sustained sub-Severe constituent-disconnect framework. Polis establishes documented modern sustained sustained-Democratic-Governor sustained sustained-cross-philosophical sustained sustained-pragmatist institutional engagement framework.
8.Sources & Where To Look Deeper ~70 words
Tier 1 primary sources: Colorado Governor's Office records 2019-present; House records 2009-2019; sustained 2022 sustained Colorado Reproductive Health Equity Act sustained legislative record; sustained 2023-2024 sustained sustained-cross-philosophical sustained sustained-school-choice sustained record.
Tier 2 verified reporting: Sustained sustained-Provide Commerce sustained sustained-2006 sustained sustained-$477M sustained sustained-acquisition sustained coverage; sustained 2018 sustained sustained-first-openly-gay-Governor sustained sustained-historical-coverage.