Jessie Ulibarri
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 11, 2017
Preceded byBetty Boyd
Succeeded byDominick Moreno
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

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]

Biography

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.

References

  1. ↑ Senator Jessie Ulibarri | Colorado Democratic Party Archived 2016-11-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Colorado state Sen. Jessie Ulibarri won't seek a second term". The Denver Post. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  3. ↑ Bartels, Lynn (2013-03-12). "Colorado House passes civil unions, but fans note marriage is equality". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Speaker Profile". netrootsnation.
  5. ↑ Ashley Reimers (November 7, 2012). "Ulibarri wins Senate 21 race". Thornton Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  6. ↑ Ballotpedia. Retiring incumbents. Viewed: 2016-01-13.
  7. ↑ "Jessie Ulibarri". SiX. Retrieved 2019-01-24.


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