Marlon Reis

Marlon Reis (born July 1, 1981) is an American animal rights advocate, writer, and first Gentleman of Colorado as the husband of 43rd governor of Colorado Jared Polis.

Reis met future U.S. representative and Colorado governor Jared Polis in 2002 while finishing his education.

He and Polis married in September 2021 following an 18-year relationship.

He and Polis have two children, born in 2011 and 2014, respectively.

He is the son-in-law of poet Susan Polis Schutz and illustrator Stephen Schutz.

He became the first same-sex first Gentleman in the United States following the inauguration of Polis as governor on January 8, 2019.

Reis was born in Boulder, Colorado, to a Jewish family from the East Coast.

He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Reis became the first Gentleman of Colorado on January 8, 2019, following the inauguration of his partner as governor of Colorado.

Polis introduced Reis as the "first-first man" on election night.

He served as an unofficial adviser to his partner's gubernatorial campaign for governor.

As first Gentleman, he has focused on animal rights and welfare, environmental and civil rights, and LGBT rights.

In addition to being first Gentleman, Reis is a writer and has published his works in USA Today, CNN, and The Washington Post.