Jennifer Wright is an American lawyer and politician who served as an assistant Arizona attorney general from 2019 to 2023. She headed the attorney general's election integrity unit.
Jennifer Wright | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
| Political party | Republican |
Career
editWright did computer programing work for the city of Phoenix, Arizona and served as a director of technology for a financial services broker dealer.[1] She conducted policy research for the Goldwater Institute and the Institute for Justice.[1] In 2010, she worked for U.S. representative J. D. Hayworth.[2]
Wright was a Republican and Tea Party-affiliated candidate in the 2011 Phoenix mayoral election.[3][4] Her candidacy was backed by the Arizona Freedom Alliance.[1] She garnered 16,739 votes (11.85%) and fundraised approximately US$54,000 (equivalent to $73,140 in 2023).[5] During the 2012 election, Wright was a ballot security supervisor and she co-chaired Verify the Vote Arizona which is associated with True the Vote.[6] In 2014, she managed election day operations.[6]
In August 2019, Wright joined the Attorney General's office as the assistant Arizona attorney general.[6] She worked in the appeals and constitutional litigation division in the elections integrity unit.[6][7] Her tweets during the 2022 Arizona elections generated controversy.[7] Wright's resignation letter was received on December 31, 2022 and Wright's office was empty when the Mayes Administration arrived.[8][9] On July 5, 2023, she submitted a US$2 million claim against the Attorney General's office and Kris Mayes for falsely claiming that Wright was terminated.[10]
Electoral history
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Stanton | 53,553 | 37.90 | |
| Wes Gullett | 29,020 | 20.54 | |
| Peggy Neely | 17,984 | 12.73 | |
| Claude Mattox | 16,842 | 11.92 | |
| Jennifer Wright | 16,739 | 11.85 | |
| Anna Brennan | 7,110 | 5.03 | |
| write-ins | 52 | 0.04 | |
| Total votes | 141,300 | 100.00 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Bui, Lynh (2011-07-30). "Wright pushing for less red tape". Arizona Republic. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-07-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Anglen, Robert (2022-11-27). "Assistant Arizona AG criticized operations before polls closed". Arizona Daily Star. pp. B12. Retrieved 2023-07-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Phoenix mayoral election
- ^ Hurtado, Allison (2011-08-26). "Wright gets more endorsements from conservative state leaders". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Bui, Lynh (2011-09-10). "Stanton scored top vote for mayor in all districts". Arizona Republic. p. 501. Retrieved 2023-07-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Duda, Jeremy (2019-08-27). "Dems: AG's hire for elections integrity unit has fueled bogus election fraud claims". Eastern Arizona Courier. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ a b Phillips, Mark (2022-12-01). "Calls for AG elections investigator to recuse herself because of tweets". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Anglen, Robert (January 5, 2023). "Former Arizona assistant attorney general pushes back on claims she was forced out". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ Anglen, Robert (January 12, 2023). "Assistant attorney general who launched dubious Arizona election probe ousted". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Stern, Ray (July 8, 2023). "Departed chief of Election Integrity Unit seeks $2M in claim against Attorney General Mayes". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Source: Website of the City of Phoenix (First round Archived 2011-11-12 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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