District: Colorado - 2nd District Political Highlights: Colo. Board of Education, 2001-07 Born: May 12, 1975; Boulder, Colo. Residence: Boulder Religion: Jewish Family: Partner, Marlon Reis; two children Education: Princeton U., A.B. 1996 Elected: 2008 Committee Assignments: Education & the Workforce (Early Childhood, Elementary & Secondary Education - Ranking Member; Higher Education and Workforce Development); Ethics; Rules (Legislative & Budget Process) Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 113th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 11,009 followers State Clout: Colorado is 39th on Roll Call's Clout Index, which measures influence in Congress by state
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Jared Polis (D) Scott Starin (R) J.A. Calhoun (GREEN) William Hammons (UNT)
Votes
215,571 116,591 10,026 2,176
%
62.6% 33.9% 2.9% 0.6%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Jared Polis (D) Stephen Bailey (R) Jenna Goss (AC) Curtis Harris (LIBERT)
Votes
148,720 98,171 7,080 5,056
%
57.4% 37.9% 2.7% 2.0%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Jared Polis (D) Kevin Lundberg (R) Randy Luallin (LIBERT) Susan Hall (GREEN)
