Jessie Ulibarri is an American politician from

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. A

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, Ulibarri served four years in the

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representing

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in Adams County. Ulibarri worked on the 2013 bill to allow Colorado same-sex couples to form civil unions.

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 complete
Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as
David BohnettLGBTQ 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. Ulibarri was elected to the senate in 2012, beating Republican Francine Bigelow 64%-36%. His candidacy was endorsed by the Colorado Conservation Voters and the

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. He did not run for re-election in 2016.Ballotpedia
Retiring incumbents
Viewed: 2016-01-13. Ulibarri is currently the Director of the

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. He now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his partner, Louis. They have two children.

References

External links

Jessie Ulibarri campaign website

Interview with West.Energy Media
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