Jared Polis served as the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd Congressional District from 2009 to 2019. During his time in the House, he served on the House Rules Committee and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and was a Democratic Caucus Regional Whip. He was also a charter member and vice-chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Coalition, and chair of the Immigration task-force of the Progressive Caucus.