Jared Polis has become the first openly gay person to be elected governor in America.
He ran against Walker Stapleton of the Republican Party.
The Democrat ran on a progressive platform, different from what his Republican opponent did.
Polis, who has served in the House of Representatives since 2009 and has earned a reputation as a progressive politician did not attempt to hide his sexual orientation on the campaign trail but sometimes used it to differentiate himself from President Trump and what his administration has stood for.
“I think it really gives Colorado an opportunity to stick a thumb in the eye of Mike Pence, whose view of America is not as inclusive as where America is today,” Polis told Colorado Democrats during a speech earlier in the year.
Jared Polis maybe the first openly gay candidate to be elected but there have been others in similar situations.
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who is also a Democrat, came out as gay while in office in 2004. The Governor Of Oregon, Kate Brown, who is also a Democrat, is openly bisexual. This made her the first openly LGBTQ person elected governor when she won in 2016.
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A lot of history has been made at this year’s midterm elections.
Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have become the first Muslim women to be elected to Congress. Both women are Democrats.
Ms Ilhan Omar is Somalian-American while Ms. Tlaib is Palestinian-American.
Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland have become the first Native American congresswomen to be elected.
Deb Harland was elected in New Mexico. She was also the first Native American woman to chair a state political party.
An attorney and former MMA fighter, Sharice David’s became the first Native American congresswoman and the first lesbian congresswoman from Kansas.
Maine has also elected its first female governor in Democrat Janet Mills. She was the state’s attorney general and she is replacing the Republican Governor Paul LePage whom she clashed with regularly.
