First openly gay person elected governor in US

LOS ANGELES: Democratic Congressman Jared Polis has won the governor´s race in Colorado, US networks projected on Tuesday, making him the first openly gay person to be elected governor in the United States. Polis has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2009 and will succeed Democrat John Hickenlooper as governor. John Hickenlooper, who is term-limited from seeking the office again, after defeating Republican gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton on Tuesday. Kate Brown became the first bisexual governor when she was elected in Oregon in 2015, while another governor, Jim McGreevey of New Jersey, came out as gay before resigning in 2004.
Jared Polis becomes the first openly gay person and second openly LGBT person elected as a governor in the United States.