While the election day was very up and down for gay Americans, Jared Polis has provided a bright note becoming the first man elected to the US Congress for his first term as an already openly gay man.
Polis, running for Colorado's second Congressional District in the House of Representatives, joined his fellow Democrats in turning the state of Colorado blue with big wins for Democratic house and senate races as well as President-Elect Barack Obama.
The new congressman from Colorado will become only the sixth openly gay person to serve in the House of Representatives.
While lesbian Tammy Baldwin was the first openly gay non-incumbent to be elected to the House in 1998, Polis will nevertheless hold a special place in the history of gay men in America.
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