Jared Wright

{{short description|American politician}}

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|name = Jared Wright

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|state_house = Colorado

|district = 54th

|term_start = January 9, 2013

|term_end = January 7, 2015

|predecessor = Ray Scott

|successor = Yeulin Willett

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|nationality = American

|party = Republican

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|profession = Police officer
politician
editorial cartoonist
newspaper editor

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|website = {{URL|www.jaredwright.com/}}

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Jared Wright is an American 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.Ballotpedia. [https://ballotpedia.org/Jared_Wright Jared Wright]. Viewed: January 13, 2017.

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.[http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/election-win-could-put-cop-out-of-day-job/ Election win could put cop out of day job]. The Daily Sentinel. Viewed: January 13, 2017.