Joshua Polacheck's campaign for Arizona Corporation Commission is his first entry into politics.

Joshua is a Leadership and Public Affairs Consultant for SPYEX. He was previously the Executive Director of the Pima County Democratic Party. He worked as a Public Diplomacy Officer for the U.S. Department of State for 17 years until resigning in 2020.

Joshua Polacheck grew up across the rural West and moved to Tucson, Arizona for his middle and high school years. He has a bachelors degree in history from Brandeis University and a masters of public administration from Harvard Kennedy School. He is married and has a family. He volunteers as a Board Member for Tucson Young Professionals and an African American Student Services Parent Advisory Council Member for the Tucson Unified School District.