Scott Bright
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| state_senate = Colorado
| district = 13th
| term_start = January 8, 2025
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| predecessor = Kevin Priola
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| nationality = American
| party = Republican
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| residence = Platteville, Colorado
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| website = {{URL|https://scottbrightcoloradosenate.com/}}
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Scott Bright is a state senator from Platteville, Colorado, U.S. A Republican, Bright represents Colorado's 13th Senate district, which includes parts of Weld and Adams counties in northcentral Colorado, including all or parts of the communities of Greeley, Brighton, Evans,
Fort Lupton, and Platteville.{{cite web |url= https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBczREIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--4a6ed36be0b56167e78794b98331d1623bb05318/2021_Senate_District_13.pdf |title=Colorado Senate District 13 (2021) |author=Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission |date=March 18, 2022 |website= |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=November 25, 2024 |quote=}}
Background
Bright is an expert in early childhood education. Also a businessman, he owns a firm called ABC Child Development Centers. It is based in Weld County and runs 25 early childhood education centers there. The business employs 250 workers and serves more than 2,000 families.{{cite news |last=Luning |first=Ernest |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Republican Scott Bright announces bid for state Senate seat held by term-limited Kevin Priola |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/republican-scott-bright-senate-race-kevin-priola/article_c4993414-5bdb-11ee-a6d7-4f06f3e8c66c.html |url-status=live |work=Colorado Politics |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120161416/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/republican-scott-bright-senate-race-kevin-priola/article_c4993414-5bdb-11ee-a6d7-4f06f3e8c66c.html |archive-date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2024}}
Bright chairs the Colorado Department of Early Childhood's Rules Advisory Committee.{{Cite web |url= https://cdec.colorado.gov/contacts/scott-bright |title=Scott Bright |author= |date=2024 |website=Colorado Department of Early Childhood |publisher= |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240726013517/https://cdec.colorado.gov/contacts/scott-bright |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2024 |quote=}} Bright is the Colorado Trails Preservation Alliance president and the president of the Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado. Previously, he chaired the Colorado Early Education Network.
Electoral history
In the Senate District 13 Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, Bright ran unopposed.{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/121727/web.345435/#/detail/1135 |title=June 25, 2024 primary election: State Senator District 13 Democratic Primary |author= |date=October 15, 2024 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher= |access-date=November 25, 2024 |quote=}} In the general election held November 5, 2024, Bright defeated Democrat Matt Johnston, winning 56.28% of the total votes cast.{{cite news |last=Duncan |first=Tyler |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Voters of Senate District 13 elect Scott Bright |url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/2024/11/05/voters-of-senate-district-13-elect-scott-bright/ |url-status=live |work=Greeley Tribune |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125155706/https://www.greeleytribune.com/2024/11/05/voters-of-senate-district-13-elect-scott-bright/ |archive-date=November 25, 2024 |access-date=November 25, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/scott-bright Legislative website]
- [https://scottbrightcoloradosenate.com/ Campaign website]
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Category:Republican Party Colorado state senators
Category:People from Weld County, Colorado
Category:Businesspeople from Colorado
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly