The legacy of Gov. Jared Polis comes into view

By: Quentin Young

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 1,401

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Jared Polis’ tenure as Colorado governor is coming to a close. So it’s time to start answering the question, How’d he do?

Every officeholder’s record is mixed, and Polis’ was mixed in this way: In some areas his performance was pretty impressive, but in others it was impressively bad. Overall he has been a competent leader who brought fact-based decision-making smarts to difficult problems, and he mostly tried to be a leader for all Coloradans …

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