INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
won the governor's race in Colorado, US networks projected on Tuesday, making him the first openly gay person to be elected governor in the
United States.The five-term congressman, 43, who defeated Republican Walker Stapleton, was open about his sexual orientation during the
campaign, often referring to it in his criticism of President Donald Trump.Kate Brown became the first bisexual governor when she was
elected in Oregon in 2015, while another governor, Jim McGreevey of New Jersey, came out as gay before resigning in 2004.But Polis is the
first openly gay candidate to be elected governor.He will succeed Democrat John Hickenlooper, who has been in office since 2011.A self-made
millionaire and tech entrepreneur, Polis was admitted to Princeton at age 16 and has said that he set his sights on becoming governor when
he was in college.Polis, who is Jewish, switched his name from Jared Schultz to Jared Polis at age 25 to honor his grandmother, he has
said.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
