Last updated on: 9/17/2021 | Author: ProCon.org

Jared Polis First Sitting US Governor to Marry Same-Sex Partner

Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) married long-time partner Marlon Reis on Sep. 15, 2021, in the first same-sex marriage of a sitting US governor. Polis was the first openly gay man elected as governor in the US and the second openly LGBTQ+ person elected governor, after Oregon Governor Kate Brown who identifies as bisexual.