Gov. Jared PolisD

Jared Polis is the Democratic Governor of Colorado, an office he has held since 2019. Before his election as governor, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019 and was a member of the Colorado State Board of Education. Prior to his political career, he worked as an entrepreneur and founded non-profit schools for at-risk students.

Polis is connected to Proposition NN, a 2026 ballot measure titled "Keep and Spend Money for Education and Other Purposes," because he signed Senate Bill 26-135, the legislation that referred the measure to voters. If approved, the proposition would raise the state's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) revenue cap, allowing Colorado to retain funds that would otherwise be refunded to taxpayers. The measure directs this retained revenue toward K-12 public education, including teacher pay, class size reduction, and career and technical courses, as well as other programs supporting children.

During his tenure as governor, Polis has supported expanding early childhood education, including establishing free full-day kindergarten in Colorado. His public record also includes advocacy for renewable energy transitions and expanded access to healthcare.