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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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.
- ^ Senator Jessie Ulibarri | Colorado Democratic Party Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "Colorado state Sen. Jessie Ulibarri won't seek a second term". The Denver Post. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Bartels, Lynn (2013-03-12). "Colorado House passes civil unions, but fans note marriage is equality". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ "Speaker Profile". netrootsnation.
- ^ Ashley Reimers (November 7, 2012). "Ulibarri wins Senate 21 race". Thornton Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Ballotpedia. Retiring incumbents. Viewed: 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Jessie Ulibarri". SiX. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- Jessie Ulibarri campaign website Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with West.Energy Media
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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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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.
- ^ Senator Jessie Ulibarri | Colorado Democratic Party Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "Colorado state Sen. Jessie Ulibarri won't seek a second term". The Denver Post. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ Bartels, Lynn (2013-03-12). "Colorado House passes civil unions, but fans note marriage is equality". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ "Speaker Profile". netrootsnation.
- ^ Ashley Reimers (November 7, 2012). "Ulibarri wins Senate 21 race". Thornton Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ Ballotpedia. Retiring incumbents. Viewed: 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Jessie Ulibarri". SiX. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- Jessie Ulibarri campaign website Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview with West.Energy Media
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| This article about a Colorado politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Democratic Party Colorado state senators
- LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people
- American gay politicians
- LGBT state legislators in Colorado
- Living people
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Colorado
- People from Commerce City, Colorado
- 21st-century Colorado politicians
- 21st-century American legislators
- Colorado politician stubs