Congratulations to Jared Polis, who will likely be the next gay member of Congress. He won a tough primary in Colorado yesterday -- and should win in Novermber:
Entrepreneur Jared Polis, the first openly gay candidate for Congress from Colorado, won the 2nd Congressional District's Democratic primary on Tuesday night.
The race was defined by record- breaking campaign funding and vitriolic attacks in its waning days.
"This election cycle, a lot of barriers are being broken," Polis said. "At the congressional level, we are showing that people are willing to elect a candidate based on their values and ideas and not their sexual orientation."
Former state Sen. Joan Fitz-Gerald, a favorite of Colorado's Democratic Party machine, conceded before all the votes were counted.
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