U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D - CO)
Jared Polis has served on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001-2007. He also founded two charter schools in Colorado. In 2004, he established the New America School to address the challenges faced by older, immigrant youth in public high schools. In the fall of 2005, he co-founded the Academy of Urban Learning for teens who struggle with homelessness or unstable living conditions. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2008 and is serving his first term. Official Bio.
Birthday: May 12, 1975
Committees: Education and Labor, Rules
The Issues: Find out where Rep. Polis stands on the issues.
Other: Jared Polis is Jewish. He is the first open gay male elected to Congress as a freshman.
Number of Questions Asked: 1
Number of Answers Provided: 1
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What do you think should be done with Guantanamo detainees who do not warrant a trial but cannot be returned to their home countries because those countries might torture them or fail to prevent them from becoming involved in anti American terrorism activities? Do you support sending any detainees to the supermax prison in Florence CO?
Asked by: Katie K. from Englewood, CO. Received 19 Votes.
Listen to: U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO)
U.S. Representative Jared Polis (D-CO): Well I think that the key thing is that we need to close down Guantánamo Bay. We’ve held people in the form of illegal detention for a number of years and we need to go through our normal systems of military justice and civilian justice as applicable. Colorado has one of the best, or the only, supermax prison in Florence. And if that’s the best place to put some of the people that we need to keep off the streets then we should do it. We already have the World Trade Center bomber there from 1992 and Okahoma City bombers.
Answered on Jul 9th, 2009 More
