Towleroad Interview: Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), First Openly Gay Man Elected to Congress as Freshman

Andy Towle January 19, 2009

Yesterday we paid a visit to newly-elected Representative Jared Polis from Colorado, the first openly gay man elected as a freshman to Congress, in his new office in the Cannon Building on Capitol Hill as the nation awaits the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

You may remember our interview with Polis during the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

Corey Johnson talks with Polis:

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