| Jessie Ulibarri | |
| State Senate: | Colorado |
| District: | 21st |
| Term Start: | January 9, 2013 |
| Term End: | January 11, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Betty Boyd |
| Successor: | Dominick Moreno |
| 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.