Jennifer Wright (lawyer)

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Jennifer Wright
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician
Political party Republican

Jennifer Wright is an American lawyer and politician who served as an assistant Arizona attorney general from 2019 to 2023. She headed the attorney general's election integrity unit.

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Career

Wright did computer programing work for the city of Phoenix, Arizona and served as the director of a financial corporation. [1] She conducted policy research for the Goldwater Institute and the Institute for Justice. [1] In 2010, she worked for U.S. representative J. D. Hayworth. [2]

Wright was a Republican and Tea Party-affiliated candidate in the 2011 Phoenix mayoral election. [3] [4] Her candidacy was backed by the Arizona Freedom Alliance. [1] She garnered 16,739 votes (11.85%) and fundraised approximately US$54,000(equivalent to $70,248 in 2022). [5] During the 2012 election, Wright was a ballot security supervisor and she co-chaired Verify the Vote Arizona which is associated with True the Vote. [6] In 2014, she managed election day operations. [6]

In August 2019, Wright joined the Attorney General's office as the assistant Arizona attorney general. [6] She headed the appeals and constitutional integrity section. [6] [7] Her tweets during the 2022 Arizona elections generated controversy. [7] Wright's resignation letter was received on December 31, 2022, and she was removed from office on January 4, 2023. [8] On July 5, 2023, she submitted a US$2 million claim against the Attorney General's office and Kris Mayes. [9]

Electoral history

2011 Phoenix mayoral election: First ballot, August 30, 2011 [10] [11]
CandidateVotes %
Greg Stanton 53,55337.90
Wes Gullett29,02020.54
Peggy Neely 17,98412.73
Claude Mattox16,84211.92
Jennifer Wright16,73911.85
Anna Brennan7,1105.03
write-ins 520.04
Total votes141,300 100.00

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