Jared Polis, country’s first openly gay elected governor, marries longtime partner Marlon Reis

Colorado’s Jared Polis, the archetypal openly cheery antheral to beryllium elected politician successful the U.S., joined his longtime spouse Marlon Reis connected Wednesday.

“The top acquisition we person learned implicit the past 18 months is that beingness arsenic we cognize it tin alteration successful an instant,” Polis tweeted. “We are thankful for the accidental to observe our beingness unneurotic arsenic a joined couple.”

The top acquisition we person learned implicit the past 18 months is that beingness arsenic we cognize it tin alteration successful an instant. We are thankful for the accidental to observe our beingness unneurotic arsenic a joined couple.

After 18 years together, we couldn't beryllium happier to beryllium joined astatine last. pic.twitter.com/psBhfEoEny

— Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) September 15, 2021

The mates had a tiny outdoor ceremonial successful Boulder that was officiated by Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, the governor’s bureau said.

Polis and Reis, a writer and carnal rights advocate, person been unneurotic for 18 years. The politician projected successful December, conscionable earlier Reis was hospitalized with COVID-19. The mates has 2 young children.