What is Jared Polis?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Jared Polis |image = Jared Polis official photo.jpg |order = 43rd |office = Governor of Colorado |lieutenant = [[Dianne Primavera]] |term_start = January 8, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = [[John Hickenlooper]] |successor = |state2 = [[Colorado]] |district2 = {{ushr|CO|2|2nd}} |term_start2 = January 3, 2009 |term_end2 = January 3, 2019 |predecessor2 = [[Mark Udall]] |successor2 = [[Joe Neguse]] |office3 = Member of the [[Colorado State Board of Education]]<br>from the at-large district |term_start3 = 2001 |term_end3 = 2007 |predecessor3 = Ben Alexander |successor3 = Seat abolished |birth_name = Jared Schutz |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|12}} |birth_place = [[Boulder, Colorado]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |partner = {{marriage|Marlon Reis|2021}} |children = 2 |education = [[Princeton University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}} |website = }} '''Jared Schutz Polis''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɔː|l|ᵻ|s}}; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the 43rd and current [[Governor of Colorado|Governor]] of [[Colorado]]. Polis served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|CO|2}} from 2009 to 2019. He is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He was among the richest members of Congress. His personal net worth is estimated at nearly $400 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jared Polis (D-Colo), 2014 | work=OpenSecrets|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/summary.php?cid=N00029127&year=2014|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref> In June 2017 Polis announced his candidacy for [[Governor of Colorado]] in the [[Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018|2018 election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Matthews|first1=Mark K.|title=Jared Polis to join crowded 2018 race for governor|url=http://www.denverpost.com