Joe Ballard.

Strategy
Policy
Intelligence
Government
California | Washington, D.C.
Strategy Policy Technology Government Innovation Leadership Legislation Operations

Where Policy Meets Clarity & Execution.

Operating at the intersection of policy, technology, and government. Turning complex challenges into strategic outcomes — across federal agencies, Capitol Hill, and high-stakes national operations.

joe@josephballard.com

Experience

Executive Legislative Strategy
National Campaign Operations
Capitol Hill & White House
Government Relations
Federal Agency Advisory

Heritage

Full Tree ↗
Appalachian America England Scotland Ireland Italy Germany
You
Joseph Ballard
California → Washington, D.C.
Present
Gen 2
Donald Ballard
Appalachian South → California
Elaine LaCommare
New York → California
Parents
Gen 3
James Henry Ballard
Bonham, Texas → Santa Clara, California
12 Oct 1896 – 31 May 1949 · Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery
Effie Mae Moyer
New Mexico
Born 15 Aug 1907
Vito LaCommare
Italy → Hughson, California
1909 – 14 Dec 1992
Grace Mary Cipponeri
Detroit, Michigan → Modesto, California
4 May 1919 – 30 Oct 1999 · Family from Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily
Grandparents
Gen 4
Frank Lee Ballard
Kentucky
Born 27 Aug 1869 – 28 Apr 1943
Mary Idella Holley
Giles County, Tennessee
Born 1872
Charlotte Layman
West Ham, Essex, England → United States
Born March 1883
Guiseppe Cipponeri
Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily → Modesto, California
16 Jul 1886 – 1972
Great-grandparents
Gen 11
Brigadier General George Mathews
Augusta, Virginia → Valley Forge, Pennsylvania → Augusta, Georgia
30 Aug 1739 – 30 Aug 1812 · Governor of Georgia · Buried: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Augusta
Rev. War
Gen 12
George Mathews
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Born Abt 1686 · Irish immigrant line
Ancestor
Gen 20
King James III of Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire → Edinburgh
10 Jul 1451 – 11 Jun 1488 · Died at Battle of Sauchieburn · House of Stuart
Royal
Gen 21
King Henry VIII of England
Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, Kent → Palace of Whitehall, London
28 Jun 1491 – 28 Jan 1547 · House of Tudor
Royal
Gen 22
King Edward III of England
Windsor Castle, Berkshire → Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey
13 Nov 1312 – 21 Jun 1377 · Buried: Westminster Abbey · House of Plantagenet
Royal
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