U.S. Representative Jared Polis

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  • Education

    Jared is a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, founder of two charter school networks, and former Chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education. He uses his business background, education policy knowledge, and school lea...

  • Economy

    There are still millions of American families and businesses struggling to regain their economic footing. Congress must pursue innovative strategies to create jobs, expand opportunity, and grow our economy. We must build ladders of opportunity and te...

  • Labor

    Every year people in Colorado and across the nation have to work harder and harder to provide for their families, save for retirement, and protect themselves in the event of unexpected expenses. Jared believes that folks who are willing to work hard ...

  • Health Care

    Jared believes that all Americans should have access to high-quality, affordable health care. It is unacceptable that a country that spends more on health care than any other cannot provide affordable medical care for all its citizens. Jared is commi...

  • Energy & Environment

    Colorado’s landscape and environment are the heart of our state’s character. Visitors from across the globe come to Colorado year-round to get a taste of what we’re surrounded by every day. Our state’s natural beauty is itself a precious resource tha...

  • Immigration

    Since our founding, the United States has been a beacon of hope for immigrants. We have welcomed people like Jared's great-grandparents, who came to our shores in search of religious freedom and the opportunity for a better life for their family. It ...

  • LGBT Equality & Civil Rights

    Throughout its history, America has symbolized equality of opportunity for people of all races, origins, religions and creeds, serving as a beacon of hope for anyone seeking a better life. But despite its founding principles of equality and acceptanc...

  • Foreign Policy & Defense

    Foreign Policy Jared views foreign policy as an effective tool for promoting global human rights. He proudly serves as a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, a bipartisan congressional committee whose mission is to “promote, defend and ...

  • Science & Technology

    America’s future success, economic prosperity, and domestic security are contingent on our leadership in science and technology. With institutions like the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, the National Institute for Science and Tech...

  • Local Issues

    Rocky Flats – Protecting America’s Cold War Warriors During the decades-long period of American history when the Soviet Union was our primary threat, and our stockpile of nuclear weapons our most important deterrent, a little known facility just sout...

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  • Polis, Yoder Reintroduce Widely-Supported Email Privacy Act

    January 09, 2017

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) reintroduced the Email Privacy Act, legislation that modernizes America’s digital privacy laws by establishing protections against warrantless searches of private emails. ...

  • Polis statement on crisis in Aleppo

    December 14, 2016

    WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) released the following statement regarding the ongoing crisis in Aleppo, Syria. "In light of these atrocities, I believe that we cannot continue to sit idly by," Polis said. "Over the last five years, we...

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