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- Name: Jared Polis
- Hometown: Boulder, ColoradoCNN: Congress is like going... (January 30, 2008)
- Polis represents the 2nd District of ColoradoCNN: Congress is like going... (January 30, 2008)
- He was elected in November 2008CNN: Congress is like going... (January 30, 2008)
- Polis defeated his Republican opponent 62% to 48%CNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- Polis is openly gayCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- He is the first openly gay man to be elected to Congress as a freshmanCNN: Congress is like going... (January 30, 2008)
- Attended Princeton University
- Co-founded a company to provide Internet access and web hostingCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- Polis' family owns the Blue Mountain Arts greeting card companyCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- Polis succeeded his grandmother as sales manager in 1996CNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- He helped found bluemountainarts.comCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- Launched ProFlowers.comCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- ProFlowers is a company that specializes in selling flowers directly from growersCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- Was elected to the Colorado Board of Education in 2000CNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- He served on the Colorado Board of Education for six yearsCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
- Polis started a foundation and two charter schools to support educational improvementCNN: Congress is like going... (January 30, 2008)
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Jared Polis is a Democratic congressman representing the 2nd District of Colorado. Elected in November 2008, Polis is the first openly gay man to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a freshman. Polis and Republican congressman Jason Chaffetz are chronicling their experiences as newly-elected representatives in the CNN special report series "Freshman Year".CNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
Campaign Issues
- Environment
- Education reform
- Withdrawing troops from Iraq
- Repealing Bush tax cuts for the wealthyCNN: Freshman took different paths to Congress (January 20, 2009)
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Hours go by in what seems like seconds, and each day is filled with countless challenges and crises. It's a far cry from my former life.—Jared PolisCNN: Congress is like going... (January 30, 2008)-
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Jared Polis on Amazon
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Under the spell of Malthus: biology doesn't explain why societies collapse.(Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed)(Book Review): An article from: Reason - $5.95
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Collapse? The "dismal" science doesn't think so: economists' views of the future.(FUTUROLOGY)(Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed)(Book review): An article from: Independent Review - $9.95
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.(Book review): An article from: Independent Review - $5.95
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Nuclear identity: Pakistan's domestic challenges.: An article from: Harvard International Review - $5.95
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Hill-bound? Jared Polis proves that Obama and Palin aren't the only ones vying for the history books on November 4.(Forward)(Barack Obama)(Sarah Palin): ... (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) - $9.95
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Jared Polis Questions
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Stephen Colbert convinces openly gay Congressman Jared Polis to do a beer bong in an interview. Was this good or bad for Polis' image? 3 AnswersPolis comes across pretty well in this interview. The problem with Colbert is that he is so ridiculous and politicians are so worried about their actions that ... read more -
What do you think of freshman congressman Jared Polis? 1 AnswerI think he has had a lot of business success, which means he probably has his head on straight. It will be interesting to see how far he gets and how much... read more -
Whatever happened to Jared, the Subway guy, anyway? 1 AnswerJared Fogle, the "Subway Guy" is still around. He recently appeared in an afterschool special "I Get That a Lot" as a Subway employee. It aired on April 1, 20... read more -
Does anyone else think Zac Efron looks alot like Jared Leto? 2 AnswersWell, for a start, after seeing how much makeup he's wearing in these photos, I think Zac Efron looks like a girl... http://popularbiographies.files.wordpress.c... read more
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