Yeulin V. Willett (born July 30, 1958) is an attorney and politician from

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, he represented District 54 in the

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Education

Willett earned an undergraduate degree in Business/Economics (1980) and a

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degree (1984), both from the

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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.

References

External links

Campaign website

State House website
1958 births 21st-century American politicians Living people Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives University of Colorado Boulder alumni University of Colorado Law School alumni People from Mesa County, Colorado {{Colorado-politician-stub