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 Smart Start LLC

2) Bamboo Health

3) Benton County Commissioners

4) Cascade Water Alliance

5) City of Aberdeen

6) City of Airway Heights

7) City of Bainbridge Island

8) City of Battle Ground

9) City of Blaine

10) City of Bothell

11) CITY OF COVINGTON

12) City of Ellensburg

13) CITY OF GIG HARBOR

14) City of Hoquiam

15) CITY OF ISSAQUAH

16) CITY OF KELSO

17) CITY OF KENMORE

18) CITY OF KENT

19) City of La Center

20) CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

21) CITY OF LAKEWOOD

22) CITY OF LONGVIEW

23) City of Lynden

24) City of Moses Lake

25) CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE

26) City of Newcastle

27) CITY OF PORT ORCHARD

28) CITY OF REDMOND

29) CITY OF SEATAC

30) CITY OF TACOMA

31) CITY OF TOPPENISH

32) CLARK COUNTY

33) Consumer Brands Association

34) COWLITZ PUD

35) Evergreen Forest Stewards

36) FEDEX

37) GOODWILL OF THE OLYMPICS & RAINIER REGION

38) Greater Grays Harbor, Inc

39) Haploos Inc

40) HIGHLINE COLLEGE

41) INLAND POWER & LIGHT

42) Island County

43) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC

44) LendingTree, LLC

45) Lewis County

46) Lewis PUD 01

47) McCain Foods USA, Inc

48) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC

49) North Olympic Legislative Alliance

50) Pacific Lutheran University

51) Palo Alto Networks

52) PISCES INTERNATIONAL

53) PORT BLAKELY

54) Port of Hoodsport

55) Port of Longview

56) Port of Pasco

57) PRA Group, Inc.

58) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad

59) RELX INC

60) San Juan County

61) Skagit County

62) SNOHOMISH CO

63) SSMCP

64) Team Select Home Care

65) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

66) TOTAL WINE & MORE

67) Town of Yacolt

68) WA OIL MARKETERS ASSN

69) Washington School Counselor Association

70) Watco

71) Whatcom Co

72) 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: October 21, 2025