A fifth-generation Upstate New Yorker, Josh was born-and-raised in a working-class neighborhood in Endicott where his mom worked in law enforcement and his dad, grandparents, and generations before them worked in the IBM and Endicott-Johnson plants. When the local factories closed, Josh saw his community struggle while Wall Street enjoyed soaring corporate profits.

That experience has guided Josh’s career, inspiring him to always fight for the left-behind and counted-out. As a policy analyst at the Department of Labor, Josh worked to revitalize communities hurt by bad trade deals that shipped jobs overseas. And after graduating from law school, Josh turned down offers on Wall Street to represent the American Academy for Pediatrics in a landmark civil rights lawsuit to help kids from low-income families get access to the healthcare they need.

As general counsel to U.S. Senator Al Franken on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Josh helped pass bipartisan legislation to protect survivors of domestic violence and combat the opioid epidemic. He worked on legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act, and he led efforts to overturn Citizens United and end the influence of dark money in politics. Josh fought cable company mergers, and he organized investigations into corporate misconduct that hurt workers and consumers.

Later, as an attorney in private practice, Josh championed an effort in federal court to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment, which would make abortion access a constitutional right, and he helped veterans cut through red tape to access the benefits they’ve earned. Josh also filed bipartisan briefs in the U.S Supreme Court to strengthen our immigration system, protect survivors of domestic violence, and limit money in politics.

Josh and his wife, Monica, live in Ithaca with their two sons.