With nearly 30 years of experience, Joe Thompson provides strategic counsel and government relations services to organizations and companies active in New Mexico. Joe has represented a diverse array of public and private clients on policy issues, including Accenture, Albuquerque Public Schools, Amazon, American Council of Engineering Companies, Apartment Association of New Mexico, Associated Builders and Contractors, City of Albuquerque, City of Roswell, Comcast NBC/U, IAIA, Jemez Pueblo, Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Laguna Development Corporation, LYFT, Mesa Del Sol, Molina, NAIOP, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Pitney Bowes, Sacred Wind Communications, SCEYE, Tesuque Pueblo, The Nature Conservancy, Town of Clayton, UBS Financial Services, Union County, UNM, Xcel Energy, and Xerox.One of Joe's specialties is securing public funding and capital outlay for infrastructure projects throughout the state. Past efforts have included Albuquerque’s $90 million Paseo del Norte flyover, and two large-scale regional water transmission projects. Joe was recently named one of the top-ranking lobbyists in New Mexico by Albuquerque Business First. Joe earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Colorado in 1989 and a Juris Doctorate degree from Whittier Law School in 1993. From 1995-97, he served as General Counsel and later Chief of Staff to New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Walter Bradley. In 1997, Joe began work as Special Counsel to then-Governor Gary Johnson, where he served as the chief lobbyist in support of the Governor’s legislative agenda. In 1998, Joe was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives and quickly ascended to the position of Republican Whip. He was re-elected in 2000 and 2002, and retired from the House in 2004. During his time in the State Legislature, Joe received high marks for his bipartisan approach to public policy issues. Joe is active in several professional organizations – including the New Mexico Amigos – and serves as a member of the Capitol Art Foundation. Since 2014, Joe has served on the Board of Regents for the Museum of New Mexico.