Marilyn Jarrett
{{Short description|American politician and businesswoman (1939–2006)}}
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| name = Marilyn Jarrett
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| state_house3 = Arizona
| term_start3 = 1995
| term_end3 = 2001
| state_senate4 = Arizona
| term_start4 = 2001
| term_end4 = 2006
| party = Republican
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|03|04|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Snowflake, Arizona
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|03|10|1939|03|04|mf=y}}
| death_place = Phoenix, Arizona
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| occupation = real estate, politician
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| education = Arizona State University,
Brigham Young University
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Marilyn Jarrett (née Black) (March 4, 1939 – March 10, 2006) was an American politician and businesswomen.
Career
Jarrett was born in Snowflake, Arizona. She went to Arizona State University and Brigham Young University. Jarrett was involved in the real estate business and the sew fabric business. She lived in Mesa, Arizona. Jarrett served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and was a Republican. She then served in the Arizona Senate from 2001 until her death in 2006. Jarrett died at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, in Phoenix, Arizona, after collapsing at her legislative office.[https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3067/marilyn-jarrett# Votesmart.org – Marilyn Jarrett][https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=marilyn-jarrett&pid=17095069&fhid=2914 Marilyn Jarrett{{snd}}obituary]{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-sun-state-senator-dies-aft/170804227/|date=March 11, 2006|page=A3|agency=Associated Press|title=State senator dies after collapsing|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|location=Flagstaff, Arizona|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2025}}[https://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Legislators/Person/714 Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records – Arizona Legislators Then and Now{{snd}}Marilyn Black Jarrett]
Legacy
She was the last person to lay-in-state at the Arizona State Capitol prior to Senator John McCain in 2018.{{Cite magazine|url=http://time.com/5381419/john-mccain-arizona-capitol/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829162537/http://time.com/5381419/john-mccain-arizona-capitol/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2018|title=Final Farewells to Sen. John McCain Begin at Arizona Capitol|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=2018-08-30}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/when-can-i-pay-my-respects-to-sen-mccain-at-the-arizona-state-capitol/75-588408269|title=When can I pay my respects to Sen. McCain at the Arizona State Capitol?|work=KPNX|access-date=2018-08-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/honoring-john-mccain-the-week-of-events-celebrating-the-life-of-the-late-senator/|title=Honoring John McCain: The week of events celebrating the life of the late senator|access-date=2018-08-30|language=en}} She was a Latter-day Saint.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dcourier.com/news/2003/mar/04/mormon-influence-in-legislature-is-a-source-of-un/|title=Mormon influence in Legislature is a source of unease|work=The Daily Courier|access-date=2018-08-30|language=en}}
Notes
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External links
- {{Find a Grave}}
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Category:Politicians from Mesa, Arizona
Category:People from Snowflake, Arizona
Category:Arizona State University alumni
Category:Brigham Young University alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Arizona
Category:Women state legislators in Arizona
Category:Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Arizona state senators
Category:Latter Day Saints from Arizona
Category:20th-century members of the Arizona State Legislature
Category:21st-century members of the Arizona State Legislature