Birth Name: Jared Polis Schutz
Place of Birth: Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 12, 1975
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Jared Polis is an American politician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, since January 3, 2009.
Jared is the son of Stephen Schutz and Susan Polis Schutz, who together founded the greeting card and book publisher Blue Mountain Arts. His mother is a poet.
He has two children with his partner, Marlon Reis.
Jared’s paternal grandparents were Morton Schutz and Ruth Rackoff.
Jared’s maternal grandfather was David Polis (the son of Mendel/Michael Polees/Polis and Beila/Bertha Chatimiliansky). David was born in Connecticut, to Russian Jewish parents. Beila was the daughter of Mordechai Chatimilansky/Milians and Rochell Lotte/Leah/Lena Shulman, who were born in Vitebsk, Belarus.
Jared’s maternal grandmother was June Keller (the daughter of Nathan Kolominsky/Keller and Rae/Rachael German). June was born in New York. Rae was the daughter of Hyman German, who was born in Krosna, Lithuania, and of Rose Levinson.
Sources: Genealogy of Jared Polis – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Jared Polis (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://freepages.rootsweb.com