Power 50
Power 50: Jared Polis

U.S. Representative, Colorado, 39
April 15 2015 8:16 AM EST
September 25 2018 3:28 AM EST
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U.S. Representative, Colorado, 39
Polis is known for being the first member of Congress to take bitcoin donations, and as a top spokesman for marijuana legalization (and taxation). While these distinctions may have painted an unserious picture in the past, his home state's $700 million pot industry has changed the situation mightily. On the House Natural Resources Committee, he'll be an important pro-environment foil to conservative Republicans regarding public lands.
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