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Governor Polis Puts His Best Foot Forward at the Blue Sneaker Ball

January 9, 2019 18:29PM

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Michael Emery Hecker
Governor Jared Polis speaking to the crowd at the Blue Sneaker Ball.
Jared Polis was inaugurated as Colorado's 43rd governor on January 8, and celebrated that night at the Blue Sneaker Ball at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. After the speeches, Cyndi Lauper and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats entertained Polis supporters, many of whom wore sneakers in honor of the new guv's favorite footwear.

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