Democracy. Parks we had head to colorado is serving a second term as governor. Back in january he spoke before a joint session of the legislature and denver to discuss environmental issues, Workforce Development Reproductive Health plant care prior to become governor he was a member of congress. Serving 10 years in the u. S. House of representatives. His speech is about an hour. [applause] [applause] [applause] it is my pleasure and honor to present to you the honorable jared polis and governor of the best state in the nation. Colorado. [cheering] will be happy to know the escort came they did their job. I was not able to escape i tried between the first and second floor they fully contained me and did their job. Speaker, president , majority leader, majority leader rodrigues, minority leader lynch, minority leader, lieutenant governor, treasurer young, attorney general weiser, secretary of state griswold, first gentleman reese, members of the state board of education, justices of the
[applause] [cheers and applause] c oh come on. Good morning. Thank you for that warm welcome and thank you for being in person all the people watching on line or listening remotely we say thank you for joining us for the 2024 state of the state. Youve all been thoroughly welcomed this morning but i want to give a special shout out to a few people in the course ive got to start with first Lady Catherine and her Family Members she spirit their sister julie and her cousin lisa and watching on line to the rest of our rest of our extended families and their sons joe and tom and her daughter jesse and their extended families. When you serve your family serves with you so i want to be sure to at this time thank them for all their support in the seven years in todays a special day because its jesses birthday and so we need on a one, two, three everybody to yell happy birthday jesse. It will be the Largest Group to ever yell her birthday at the same time. One, 23, happy birthday jesse [applause
It is my pleasure and honor to present to you the honorable jared polis, governor of the best state in the nation, colorado. [applause] you will be happy to know the Escort Committee did their job. I was unable to escape. I tried between the first and second floor but they did their job. Speaker mccluskey, president , majority leader, majority leader rodriguez, minority leader lynch, minority leader, Lieutenant Governor primavera, treasurer young, attorney general weiser, secretary of state griswold, first gentleman reese, members of the state board of education, justices of the colorado supreme court, the tribal treasurer, measures of members of the cabinet, denver mayor mike johnson, u. S. Colorado springs mayor, fort collins mayor, u. S. Attorney cole finnegan, and of course all the members of the colorado General Assembly. Assembly, theres a welcome. Over the last year ive been thinking a lot about who we want to be when our great state turns 150 years old. In just two years. As we
This is nearly an hour. [applause] it is my pleasure and honor to present to you the governor of the best state in the nation, colorado. Gov. Polis youll be happy to know that the Escort Committee did their job, i was unable to escape, but they fully contain the and did their job. Speaker, majority leader durand, majority leader rodriguez, majority leader lynch, treasurer young, secretary of state griswold, first gentleman reese, members of the state board of education, justices of the colorado supreme court, members of the cabinet, denver mayor mike johnson, u. S. Attorney cole finnegan, and of course all the members of the colorado General Assembly, theres a few new ones i havent met yet. Welcome. Over the last year ive been thinking a lot about who we want to be when our great state turns 150 years all come in just two years. As we envision our future together, im often reminded of president kennedy speech it rice university, it was there when he articulated his full vision, saying
[applause] [cheers and applause] c oh come on. Good morning. Thank you for that warm welcome and thank you for being in person all the people watching on line or listening remotely we say thank you for joining us for the 2024 state of the state. Youve all been thoroughly welcomed this morning but i want to give a special shout out to a few people in the course ive got to start with first Lady Catherine and her family members she spirit their sister julie and her cousin lisa and watching on line to the rest of our rest of our extended families and their sons joe and tom and her daughter jesse and their extended families. When you serve your family serves with you so i want to be sure to at this time thank them for all their support in the seven years in todays a special day because its jesses birthday and so we need on a one, two, three everybody to yell happy birthday jesse. It will be the Largest Group to ever yell her birthday at the same time. One, 23, happy birthday jesse [applause