Jessie Ulibarri | |
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 21st district | |
| In office January 9, 2013 –January 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Betty Boyd |
| Succeeded by | Dominick Moreno |
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| Political party | Democratic |
Jessie Ulibarri is an American politician from Commerce City,Colorado. [1] A Democrat,Ulibarri served four years in the Colorado Senate representing District 21 in Adams County. Ulibarri worked on the 2013 bill to allow Colorado same-sex couples to form civil unions. [2] [3]
Ulibarri graduated from the University of Colorado,and became the first person in his family to receive a bachelor's degree. In 2013,Ulibarri completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow. His employment history includes working as a policy fellow with the office of Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois),as Public Policy Director with the ACLU of Colorado,and as Senior Managing Associate for JVA Consulting. [4]
Ulibarri was elected to the senate in 2012,beating Republican Francine Bigelow 64%-36%. [5] His candidacy was endorsed by the Colorado Conservation Voters and the Gay &Lesbian Victory Fund. He did not run for re-election in 2016. [6] Ulibarri is currently the Director of the State Innovation Exchange. [7]
He now lives in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,with his partner,Louis. They have two children.
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