Gay Congressman Jared Polis announces birth of his son Caspian
'Baby and parents doing well': Gay Congressman Jared Polis announces birth of his son
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Newborn: Baby Caspian, the son of Congressman Jared Polis
Jared Polis became the first openly homosexual member of Congress to become a parent as he and his partner announced the birth of their son.
The Colorado Democrat revealed that his child, Caspian Julius, was born on Friday and weighed in at 8lbs 120z.
Polis and partner Marlon Reis sent a note to friends and family asking well-wishers for 'nice thoughts for Caspian, humankind, the planet and the universe.'
The email message added: 'Baby and parents are doing well, baby has learned to cry already!'
Polis, a 36-year-old multi-millionaire, did not reveal whether his son was adopted or conceived through a surrogate pregnancy.
He is serving his second term in office and is one of four openly gay members currently serving in Congress.
Fellow Democrats Barney Frank, of Massachusetts, David Cicilline, of Rhode Island and Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin, are the other three homosexual lawmakers in the House of Representatives. None have conceived any children.
Polis, an award-winning philanthropist, has founded a number of companies and is one of the 10 richest members of Congress worth an estimated $65 million.
Proud: Gay parent Congressman Jared Polis
With his parents, he started an online greeting card website, which he sold three years later in a deal worth $780 million.
In 2000, Polis founded the Jared Polis Foundation, whose mission 'is to create opportunities for success through education and access to technology.'
Polis also founded two charter schools for at-risk students. In 2004, he established the New America School, which primarily serves older immigrant youth ages 16–21 and has three campuses in Denver and one in New Mexico.
In 2005, he co-founded with Urban Peak the Academy of Urban Learning in Denver to serve youth struggling with homelessness or unstable living conditions.
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