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LULAC Forms New Partnership with Mickey Ibarra & Associates, Leading Government and Public Affairs Firm
Mickey Ibarra & Associates to provide strategic advice on legislative advocacy, political action, public affairs, community outreach, and government relations

Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is proud to announce a new partnership with Mickey Ibarra & Associates, a leading government and public affairs firm based in Washington, DC with strong bipartisan and Hispanic ties. 

Mickey Ibarra & Associates will provide strategic advice regarding legislative advocacy, political action, public affairs, community outreach, and government relations. Furthermore, the firm will assist in rolling out LULAC’s national legislative agenda to federal, state and local elected officials.  

As the Hispanic population continues to grow across the United States, Mickey Ibarra & Associates will collaborate with LULAC to build new alliances and advocate on behalf of Hispanic communities.  

“Mickey Ibarra & Associates has been a long-time supporter of LULAC’s mission, and we’re excited to have them on board,” said Brent Wilkes, Executive Director of LULAC National, adding that the firm’s range of expertise and relationships with members of Congress, the Executive branch and advocacy communities will help strengthen LULAC’s positions within the public and private sectors.   

The League of United Latin American Citizens (www.lulac.org) is the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States.  LULAC advances the ­economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health, and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. 

Mickey Ibarra & Associates (www.IbarraAssociates.com) is a leading, one-stop governmental public affairs firm. Its clients include Fortune 200 companies, prestigious national advocacy organizations, leading non-profits and municipal governments.  Mickey Ibarra & Associates has strong relationships across party-lines and unparalleled relationships with Hispanic leaders across the country.  The firm’s President and founder, Mickey Ibarra, served as Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House from 1997-2001.

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