Introduction

Josh has over two decades of experience in government relations representing both public and private entities in the legislative and executive branches of Washington State government. Josh is a Vice President at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA), the state's largest comprehensive governmental affairs firm. GTH-GA is information-driven and non-partisan.

Achievements

Nonpartisan staff for House members during development and passage of Washington's Forests & Fish law.

Clients

1) #1A LifeSafer

2) 1A Smart Start LLC

3) Bamboo Health

4) Benton County Commissioners

5) Carahsoft Technology Corporation

6) Cascade Water Alliance

7) City of Aberdeen

8) City of Airway Heights

9) City of Bainbridge Island

10) City of Battle Ground

11) CITY OF BELLEVUE

12) City of Bothell

13) CITY OF COVINGTON

14) City of Ellensburg

15) CITY OF GIG HARBOR

16) City of Hoquiam

17) CITY OF ISSAQUAH

18) CITY OF KELSO

19) CITY OF KENMORE

20) CITY OF KENNEWICK

21) CITY OF KENT

22) City of La Center

23) CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

24) CITY OF LAKEWOOD

25) CITY OF LONGVIEW

26) City of Lynden

27) City of Lynnwood

28) City of Medical Lake

29) City of Moses Lake

30) CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE

31) City of Newcastle

32) City Of Othello

33) CITY OF PASCO

34) CITY OF PORT ORCHARD

35) CITY OF REDMOND

36) CITY OF SEATAC

37) City of Spokane Valley

38) City of Sultan

39) CITY OF TACOMA

40) CITY OF TOPPENISH

41) CLARK COUNTY

42) COLUMBIA RIVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

43) Consumer Brands Association

44) COWLITZ PUD

45) Economic Alliance Snohomish County

46) Evergreen Forest Stewards

47) FEDEX

48) Food Northwest

49) GOODWILL OF THE OLYMPICS & RAINIER REGION

50) Greater Grays Harbor, Inc

51) HIGHLINE COLLEGE

52) INLAND POWER & LIGHT

53) Innovia Foundation

54) Island County

55) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC

56) Lewis County

57) Lewis PUD 01

58) McCain Foods USA, Inc

59) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC

60) North Olympic Legislative Alliance

61) PACIFIC COAST SHELLFISH GROWERS ASSN

62) Pacific Lutheran University

63) Palo Alto Networks

64) PIERCE TRANSIT

65) Port of Hoodsport

66) Port of Longview

67) Port of Pasco

68) PRA Group, Inc.

69) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad

70) RELX INC

71) San Juan County

72) Skagit County

73) SNOHOMISH CO

74) SSMCP

75) Team Select Home Care

76) TOTAL WINE & MORE

77) Town of Yacolt

78) WA ASSN OF WHEAT GROWERS

79) WA GRAIN COMMISSION

80) WA OIL MARKETERS ASSN

81) WA POTATO & ONION ASSN

82) WA ST POTATO COMMISSION

83) Washington School Counselor Association

84) Watco

85) Whatcom Co

86) Whatcom Transportation Authority

87) YAKIMA CO

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

20+ years

Relationships

Josh has relationships with key legislators, statewide elected officials, agency staff and locally elected officials across the state.

Biography

Prior to joining the GTH-GA team, Josh spent nearly 10 years advocating for counties, serving as the Legislative Relations and Policy Director and General Counsel for the Washington State Association of Counties. Josh started working in Olympia in 1998 as nonpartisan counsel to the House of Representatives and served as Legislative Director for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. As Environmental Policy Director for the Washington Forest Protection Association he represented private forest landowners in the state's environmental regulatory system. He also assisted in Governor Locke's water reform efforts. Josh is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, graduate of Central Washington University and the Vermont Law School, and is a fourth generation Washingtonian. He lives in Olympia with his wife Karen.

Last Updated: January 24, 2025