Marlon Reis (born July 1, 1981) is an American

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advocate, writer, and the first gentleman of

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. He is married to the 43rd

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Jared Polis Jared Schutz Polis ( ; ; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and five terms as the Unite ...

. He became the first same-sex first gentleman in the United States following the inauguration of Polis as governor on January 8, 2019.

Early life and education

Reis was born in

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, to a

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family from the East Coast. He earned a bachelor's degree from the

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First Gentleman of Colorado

Reis became the first gentleman of Colorado on January 8, 2019, following the inauguration of his partner (now husband) as

. Polis introduced Reis as the "first First Man" on election night. He served as an unofficial adviser to his partner's gubernatorial campaign for governor. As first gentleman, he has focused on

and welfare,

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and

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, and

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. In addition to being first gentleman, Reis is a writer and has published his works in ''

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, and ''

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Personal life

Reis met future U.S. representative and Colorado governor

in 2002 while finishing his education. He and Polis married in September 2021 following an 18-year relationship. He and Polis have two children, born in 2011 and 2014. He is the son-in-law of poet

Susan Polis Schutz Susan Polis Schutz (born May 23, 1944) is an American poet, filmmaker and businesswoman who co-founded the greeting card and book publisher Blue Mountain Arts. She is the mother of Colorado Governor Jared Polis. Early life and education Schutz w ...

and illustrator Stephen Schutz.

References

External links

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– Office of Governor Jared Polis
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