The file

Jared Polis

Democratic · Governor of Colorado · Colorado · Spectrum score -38

Governor ·

Jared Polis is Governor of Colorado in Colorado. Political positions and ideology score -38 (Left). Polis is the founder.

College: Princeton University, B.A. 1996
Spouse: Marlon Reis (m. 2021)
Children: Two
Résumé: Governor of Colorado · 2019–
U.S. Representative · Colorado-2 · 2009–2019
Colorado State Board of Education · 2001–2007

Net worth: $400M
Salary: $134,632
Before office: $300M
2026 raised: —
Years in office: 21

Where Jared stands on the spectrum

Jared Polis scores -38 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -38 · Left · economic -48 · social -49 · authoritarian -25

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Polis is the founder. The file is a tech fortune, a gay governor who talks like a libertarian on schools and taxes, and a party that needs his state and not his ideology. He can afford the heresy. He commits it.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$400M

+33% since taking office

Forbes-style estimate, 2025

Before office$300M

Now$400M

internet company (ProFlowers / others) before the House. The governorship is a public-service hobby with a skateboard.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $0
Cash on hand: $0

Top industries

Tech
Self-funding
Education reform

Stock holdings

Individual common stock

A founder’s book. Index funds plus leftover tech. He can afford not to trade the news.

Colorado / House-era leftovers, 2024 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

GOOGL
Alphabet
Self
$1.0M–$5.0M
AMZN
Amazon
Self
$500K–$1.0M
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market
Trust
$5.0M–$25.0M
VXUS
Vanguard Total International
Trust
$1.0M–$5.0M

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
GOOGL	Alphabet	Self	$1.0M–$5.0M
AMZN	Amazon	Self	$500K–$1.0M
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market	Trust	$5.0M–$25.0M
VXUS	Vanguard Total International	Trust	$1.0M–$5.0M

Sum of ranges $7.5M–$36.0M · midpoint $21.8M

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

Polymarket · Kalshi

Implied probability from open contracts. Real money, not a poll. Updates while you sit here.

Live wire

Live · checked just now

New articles land here as they publish. Checking about every 12 seconds.

Conflicts

School-choice and TABOR instincts in a Democratic party that hates both.
A fortune that makes the usual donor calls optional.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -48
Social: -49
Authoritarian: -25
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-40
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-40
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-82
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-44
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.28

Compass

Auth · leftAuth · rightLib · leftLib · rightAuthoritarianLibertarianEconomic leftEconomic right

Sources

House NOMINATE
State record
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.