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Jared Wright
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. 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 The City of Fruita is a home rule municipality located in western Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 13,395 at the 2020 United States Census. Fruita is a part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area a ... and worked as a police officer there. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Scott (Colorado Politician)
Ray Scott (born in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 7 from January 7, 2015 to January 9, 2023. Previously, Scott served consecutively from January 12, 2011 until January 9, 2013 in the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 54, and from January 9, 2013 to January 7, 2015 representing District 55. Elections *2014 Ran for the Colorado State Senate District 7 seat, against Democratic opponent Claudette Konola, and won the race 71% (37,874) to 29% (15,721) of votes cast. The Senate District 7 seat was previously vacated by Steve King who sought elected office in the Mesa County Sheriff's Department. Colorado's 7th Senate District encompasses Mesa County and a portion of Garfield County. *2012 Redistricted to District 55, and with incumbent Republican Representative Laura Bradford leaving the Legislature, Scott ran unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeulin Willett
Yeulin V. Willett (born July 30, 1958) is an attorney and politician from Grand Junction, Colorado. A Republican, he represented District 54 in the Colorado House of Representatives. Education Willett earned an undergraduate degree in Business/Economics (1980) and a Juris Doctor degree (1984), both from the University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sys .... Elections Willett was first elected to the state house in 2014. In the general election that year, he won the race with 63.4% of the total vote, beating three other candidates. In the 2016 general election, he beat his Democratic opponent — his only opposition — with 77.08% of the vote. In early 2018 Willett announced that he would not be seeking re-election in the 2018 elections. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Editorial Cartoonist
An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or current affairs in a national or international context. Political cartoonists generally adopt a caricaturist style of drawing, to capture the likeness of a politician or subject. They may also employ humor or satire to ridicule an individual or group, emphasize their point of view or comment on a particular event. Media trends The traditional and most common outlet for political cartoonists is the pocket cartoon, which usually appears in the editorial page or the front news page of a newspaper, in the front news section of a newspaper. Editorial cartoons are not usually found in the dedicated comics section, although certain cartoons or comic strips have achieved crossover status. Historically, these are quick, hand-drawn ink drawings, scann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspaper Editor
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing editor, or executive editor, but where these titles are held while someone else is editor-in-chief, the editor-in-chief outranks the others. Description The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members and managing them. The term is often used at newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, and television news programs. The editor-in-chief is commonly the link between the publisher or proprietor and the editorial staff. The term is also applied to academic journals, where the editor-in-chief gives the ultimate decision whether a submitted manuscript will be published. This decision is made by the editor-in-chief after seeking input from reviewers selected on the basis of re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado House Of Representatives
The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each district having 75,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms, and are limited to four consecutive terms in office, but can run again after a four-year respite. The Colorado House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol building in Denver. Committees Current committees include: *House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water *House Appropriations *House Business Affairs and Labor *House Education *House Energy and Environment *House Finance *House Health and Insurance *House Judiciary *House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services *House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs *House Transportation and Local Government Current composition Leaders Members Past composition of the House of Represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesa County, Colorado
Mesa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,703. The county seat is Grand Junction. The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including Grand Mesa. Mesa County comprises the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020 it ranked as the 271st most populous metropolitan area in the United States. It is the only metropolitan area in Colorado not located on the Front Range. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water. It is the fourth-largest county by area in Colorado. Adjacent counties * Garfield County – north * Pitkin County – east * Gunnison County – east * Delta County – southeast * Montrose County – south * Grand County, Utah – west Major highways * Interstate 70 * * * U.S. Highway 6 * U.S. Highway 50 * State Highway 65 * State Highway 139 * State Highway 141 * State Highway 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta County, Colorado
Delta County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,196. The county seat is Delta. History Delta County was created by the Colorado legislature on February 11, 1883, out of portions of central Gunnison County. The county was named from a delta of arable land at the mouth of the Uncompahgre River, where it flows into the Gunnison River. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.6%) is water. Adjacent counties * Mesa County – northwest *Gunnison County – east *Montrose County – south Major Highways * U.S. Highway 50 * State Highway 65 * State Highway 92 * State Highway 133 * State Highway 348 National protected areas *Dominguez Canyon Wilderness * Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (part) *Grand Mesa National Forest *Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (part) *Gunnison Gorge Wilderness *Gunnison National Forest State pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colorado Statesman
''The Colorado Statesman'' was a weekly political newspaper published in Denver and was one of the oldest continuously published newspapers in Colorado. ''The Statesman'' covered the Colorado General Assembly, state government, public policy issues, campaigns and elections, the state’s political parties, and the people and personalities behind them. History It was founded in 1888. ''The Statesman'' changed its name from the ''Colorado Democrat'' in the 1970s. Longtime editor, publisher and part owner Jody Hope Strogoff told Columbia Journalism Review The ''Columbia Journalism Review'' (''CJR'') is a biannual magazine for professional journalists that has been published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961. Its contents include news and media industry trends, an ... that the newspaper at that time "became non-partisan and found that in a politically divided state like Colorado, the power players all along the political spectrum, as well as bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruita, Colorado
The City of Fruita is a home rule municipality located in western Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 13,395 at the 2020 United States Census. Fruita is a part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies within the Grand Valley. The geography is identified by the bordering Colorado River (historically known as the Grand 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. Originally home to the Ute people, white farmers settled the town after founder William Pabor in 1884. Ten years later, Fruita was incorporated. Economically, it started out as a fruit-producing region, but today it is well known for its outdoor sports such as mountain biking, hiking, and rafting, its proximity to the Colorado National Monument, and its annual festivals. Fruita has been the winner of the Governor's Smart Growth and Development Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Politicians
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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