Jessie Ulibarri
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Jessie Ulibarri is an American politician from Commerce City, Colorado.[http://www.coloradodems.org/people/senator-jessie-ulibarri Senator Jessie Ulibarri | Colorado Democratic Party] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112022820/http://www.coloradodems.org/people/senator-jessie-ulibarri |date=2016-11-12 }} Retrieved 2016-11-11. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/02/26/colorado-state-sen-jessie-ulibarri-wont-seek-a-second-term/|title=Colorado state Sen. Jessie Ulibarri won't seek a second term|date=2016-02-26|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-24}}{{cite web |last1=Bartels |first1=Lynn |title=Colorado House passes civil unions, but fans note marriage is equality |url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_22771900/at-least-2-republicans-will-vote-civil-unions |website=The Denver Post |accessdate=2019-01-25 |date=2013-03-12}}
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 [https://www.hks.harvard.edu/ Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government] program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a [http://www.bohnettfoundation.org/ David Bohnett] [https://victoryinstitute.org/programs/bohnett-leaders-fellowship/ 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.netrootsnation.org/profile/jessie-ulibarri/|title=Speaker Profile|website=netrootsnation}}
Ulibarri was elected to the senate in 2012, beating Republican Francine Bigelow 64%-36%.{{cite web|url = http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/thornton/news/ulibarri-wins-senate-race/article_a6878097-d4ab-54cd-aa6a-ab795b2d5c29.html|title = Ulibarri wins Senate 21 race|author = Ashley Reimers|publisher = Thornton Sentinel|date = November 7, 2012 |access-date = November 9, 2012|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131024759/http://www.ourcoloradonews.com/thornton/news/ulibarri-wins-senate-race/article_a6878097-d4ab-54cd-aa6a-ab795b2d5c29.html|archive-date = January 31, 2013|url-status = dead}} His candidacy was endorsed by the Colorado Conservation Voters and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. He did not run for re-election in 2016.Ballotpedia. [https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_State_Senate_elections,_2016 Retiring incumbents]. Viewed: 2016-01-13. Ulibarri is currently the Director of the State Innovation Exchange.{{Cite web|url=https://stateinnovation.org/staff_member/jessie-ulibarri/|title=Jessie Ulibarri|website=SiX|language=en|access-date=2019-01-24}}
He now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his partner, Louis. They have two children.
References
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External links
- [http://www.jessieforcolorado.com Jessie Ulibarri campaign website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021064654/https://jessieforcolorado.com/ |date=2020-10-21 }}
- [http://west.energy/colorado-state-senator-jessie-ulibarri-we-are-not-disposable Interview with West.Energy Media]
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Category:Democratic Party Colorado state senators
Category:LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino American people
Category:American gay politicians
Category:LGBTQ state legislators in Colorado
Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Colorado
Category:People from Commerce City, Colorado
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
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