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

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. A Republican, 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 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 21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly {{Colorado-politician-stub