In 2008, Josh Ulibarri became Lake Research Partners’ newest partner. Since joining the firm in 2003, Josh has worked hard to advance the causes of progressive issue organizations, labor unions, and candidates for political office. Josh’s issue work has included projects on public education, poverty, the economy and budget, the justice system, equality, health and science, and young voters. His clients include PEW, the YMCA, the Center for Community Change, People for the American Way, the Center for Democracy and Citizenship, the Public Education Network, and the Human Rights Campaign. His political experience spans the spectrum and includes managing research campaigns from the United States Senate to City Council races; and he has analyzed both public opinion research and membership studies.
Prior to joining LRP, Josh served as Senior Project Manager for The Feldman Group, Inc. for four years and two political cycles. During the 1998 election cycle, Josh served as an Assistant Analyst at Cooper & Secrest Associates. Prior to 1998, he served as an opposition researcher for a statewide campaign (1996) following work as an organizer for the Utah Democratic Coordinated Campaign (1994). He served as a Legislative Assistant to Representative Pete Suazo (D) during the 1996 Utah General Legislative Session.
Josh earned his master’s degree from The George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management in 2001; and in 1997 he graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in political science.
Watch Josh discuss an NBC/WSJ poll from June 2009 revealing that President Obama's approval ratings are down from January with CNBC's Dennis Kneale and Kellyanne Conway, President of The Polling Company.
"Joshua Ulibarri personifies the credibility, integrity and professionalism of Lake Research Partners, and the consulting, polling and analytical work that the entire LRP staff is capable of doing…breaking complex data into understandable language, and using innovative methodologies that are scientifically-based…[T]hey employ their expertise as a means to pursue a cause, and are an invaluable resource in assuring that the voices of the common people are heard…Josh and LRP are an inextricable part of PEN’s impact."
— Arnold F. Fege, Director of Public Engagement and Advocacy, Public Education Network, Washington, DC
