Jason Barraza 
Partner

Areas of Expertise

Lobbying, campaign consulting (including message development, targeting, and delivery), polling, public affairs, and community outreach.

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About Jason

Jason Barraza brings political acumen, firsthand experience with political organizations in Arizona, and a strong legal background to Veridus. Since joining the firm in 2009, in addition to lobbying, Jason assists in the development of political advocacy plans that include political campaigns, polling, and community outreach.

Prior to joining Veridus, Jason spent multiple stints assisting the coordinated campaign of the Arizona Democratic Party during the 2002, 2006 and 2008 campaign cycles. Jason also worked security, logistics and similar roles as part of each Democratic National Convention between 2000 and 2016 (Los Angeles, Boston, Denver, Charlotte, and Philadelphia). He graduated with a bachelor’s from the University of Southern California (2001), and a law degree from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona (2006).

In his service to the community, Jason was appointed in 2017 by Governor Doug Ducey to a term on the Maricopa County Trial Court Appointments Commission, and currently serves on the City of Phoenix’s North Mountain Village Planning Committee, most recently reappointed by Councilwoman Deb Stark. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Leading for Change, a non-partisan, political leadership training organization, having previously served as the Board Chairman; and was the 2017 President of Los Abogados, the Arizona Hispanic Bar Association.

Jason and his wife, Leila, have two children. In his free time, he’s an avid fan of the USC Trojans and also loves to read, golf, hike, and take on home improvement projects.

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