Colorado voters elected Jared Polis on Tuesday, making him the first openly gay man elected governor in the United States, NBC and ABC reported. The five-term congressman defeated Republican state Treasurer Walker Stapleton, a second cousin of President George W. Bush. Polis, 43, is a member of the center-left New Democrat Coalition, supporting single-payer health care and marijuana decriminalization. In 2017, he launched the Cannabis Caucus in Congress.

Source: Huffington Post November 07, 2018 02:48 UTC