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) Cascade Water Alliance

6) City of Aberdeen

7) City of Airway Heights

8) City of Bainbridge Island

9) City of Battle Ground

10) CITY OF BELLEVUE

11) City of Blaine

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 KENT

21) City of La Center

22) CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

23) CITY OF LAKEWOOD

24) CITY OF LONGVIEW

25) City of Lynden

26) City of Lynnwood

27) City of Moses Lake

28) CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE

29) City of Newcastle

30) City Of Othello

31) CITY OF PASCO

32) CITY OF PORT ORCHARD

33) CITY OF REDMOND

34) CITY OF SEATAC

35) City of Sultan

36) CITY OF TACOMA

37) CITY OF TOPPENISH

38) CLARK COUNTY

39) Consumer Brands Association

40) COWLITZ PUD

41) Evergreen Forest Stewards

42) FEDEX

43) Food Northwest

44) GOODWILL OF THE OLYMPICS & RAINIER REGION

45) Greater Grays Harbor, Inc

46) Haploos Inc

47) HIGHLINE COLLEGE

48) INLAND POWER & LIGHT

49) Island County

50) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC

51) LendingTree, LLC

52) Lewis County

53) Lewis PUD 01

54) McCain Foods USA, Inc

55) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC

56) North Olympic Legislative Alliance

57) Pacific Lutheran University

58) Palo Alto Networks

59) PISCES INTERNATIONAL

60) PORT BLAKELY

61) Port of Hoodsport

62) Port of Longview

63) Port of Pasco

64) PRA Group, Inc.

65) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad

66) RELX INC

67) San Juan County

68) Skagit County

69) SNOHOMISH CO

70) SSMCP

71) Team Select Home Care

72) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

73) TOTAL WINE & MORE

74) Town of Yacolt

75) WA OIL MARKETERS ASSN

76) Washington School Counselor Association

77) Watco

78) Whatcom Co

79) Whatcom Transportation Authority

80) 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: August 26, 2025