Jared Wright

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Jared Wright
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives
from the 54th district
In office
January 9, 2013 January 7, 2015
Preceded by Ray Scott
Succeeded by Yeulin Willett
Personal details
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Profession Police officer
Politician
Editorial cartoonist
Newspaper editor
Website www.jaredwright.com

Jared Wright is a newspaper editor, editorial cartoonist, and former Colorado politician. He has also worked as a police officer. Wright served a single term in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015, representing House District 54 in Mesa and Delta counties. [1]

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Mesa County, Colorado County in the United States

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After leaving office, he was appointed editor and publisher of the Denver-based political newspaper The Colorado Statesman , for which he had earlier been contributing political cartoons. Wright is from Fruita, Colorado and worked as a police officer there. [2]

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Fruita, Colorado Home Rule Municipality in Colorado, United States

The City of Fruita is a Home Rule Municipality located in western Mesa County, Colorado, United States. Fruita is part of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area and within the Grand Valley. The geography is identified by the bordering Colorado River on the southern edge of town, the Uncompahgre Plateau known for its pinyon-juniper landscape, and the Book Cliffs range on the northern edge of the Grand Valley. The population was 12,646 at the 2010 census. Originally home to the Ute people, white farmers settled the town after founder William Pabor in 1884. Ten years later, Fruita was incorporated.

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References

  1. Ballotpedia. Jared Wright. Viewed: 2017-01-13.
  2. Election win could put cop out of day job. The Daily Sentinel. Viewed: 2017-01-13.