The Grand Junction Sentinel’s Paul Shockley follows up on yesterday’s story about GOP HD-54 candidate Jared Wright, the insider-anointed successor to disgraced Rep. Laura Bradford’s seat. Though Wright has no real opposition, with the deadline for a Democrat to enter the race against him well past, his recently-ended career as a police officer could leave him toxic:
Former Fruita police officer and House District 54 candidate Jared Wright is an endorsed prosecution witness in approximately 10 active criminal cases, while defense attorneys in those matters have been sent letters advising of possible credibility concerns, District Attorney Pete Hautzinger said Thursday.Challenges to cases involving Wright are already filling up Mesa County court dockets…
Under a U.S. Supreme Court decision, Brady vs. Maryland, prosecutors are obligated to provide information to defense attorneys about potential “Brady material,” such as findings of misconduct of a police officer, allowing for impeachment of the officer’s credibility.
Wright resigned from the Fruita Police Department on July 13 following an internal investigation. The candidate said Wednesday he left the department to focus on his campaign. The substance of the investigation and its findings have not been made public by the city of Fruita.
The Sentinel’s Charles Ashby has the political angle, and it’s about what we said yesterday:
“Seriously. We’re kicking ourselves pretty hard this morning,” said Matt Inzeo, spokesman for the state party. “Our Mesa Dems would have had a huge summer/fall with a race like this to rally around.”
Depending on the substance of the allegations, it’s quite possible that Wright would do less harm to the GOP brand by exiting the race quickly, allowing the HD-54 vacancy committee to put somebody else up. You’ve got to feel for longsuffering Republicans in HD-54 should this happen, who were promised stability in the form of Wright after Rep. Bradford’s wild ride into ignominy.
Sometimes, as the saying goes, the grass is no greener on the other side.
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when a write in candidate could win? There is no deadline on that, is there?
like Duke.
I think that deadline has also passed
didn’t even cross my mind.
I’m donating!!!!!
you can keep your money in your pocket. There is not a snowballs’ chance in Tucson of me running for office.
But, thanks for the support. :)
but I’d be happy to do a bit of door-to-door for duke. Gotta go over there sometime for peaches anyway.
the next GOTP gubernatorial candidate!!! Maes is only hoping to be removed from 1st place in whatever category he is in
GOTP might beg McInnis to run again or go looking for that short dude again
The accusation is usually worse than the implied transgression. Typical politics where they smear the ones they don’t like in hopes that they can get the one they have waiting in the wings to fill the vacancy.
The vacancy committee is salavating to replace this important office with one of their own choosing. The GOB club uses this procedure often in Mesa County.
Do you know who the vacancy committee has in mind?
Some guy named Duke – at least that is the rumor;)
of my relationship with the Mesa County republican party. If you were, you would realize just how insanely funny your comment is. LOL
His name is all over the internet.
stop it. :)
I just report what I read.
back atcha.
I received an E-mail from a member of GJResult/Tea Party today.
I made an error. The Board of GJResult did not issue that reply. The E-mail came from a member of GJResult, and is not necesarily representative of the governing body of GJResult.
Apparently on his Facebook page he’s saying he’ll have a press conference Monday. No time or place yet. It will be very interesting to hear what he has to say.
I can’t find any press conference mentioned on Jared Wright’s Facebook page? Maybe you could provide a link? And Thank you.
I heard about it. That’s why I said “apparently.”
Fish around FB if you like, or call the number on his SOS filings.
Thanks anyway. Appreciate the response.
Or just say there’s nothing going on?
Jared Wright press conference. It appears that the Fruita Chief of Police was trying to make a federal case literally (Brady V. Maryland) out of a personnel issue.
It was pretty obvious to the casual reader that whomever sent out the email to the Sentinel really had politics in mind.
This is what we get when bureaucrats put politics above the public good. The city of Fruita through the inept chief’s inability to handle H.R. issues – causes a huge waste in public money and the possibility of compromising several cases.
We get all of this to correct a tardiness issue? Really?
the daily sentinel seems to have nothing better to do than slander Jared. Why do people still buy from news papers who practice yellow journalism on a regular basis?
Mr. Wright appears worried. Shoot the messenger. Get in a pissing match with those that buy ink by the barrel! And…since it is Mesa County..onward to victory regardless!
I mean when the commissioner is out violating fire bans, speeding, and trying to either lie or weasel his way out of it–while dashing off to Utah for an illegal secret meeting with foreign oil shale lobbyists–its kind of hard to conclude that integrity is of much importance to the Mesa County GOP.
Mr. Wright appears worried. Shoot the messenger. Get in a pissing match with those that buy ink by the barrel! And…since it is Mesa County..onward to victory regardless!
I mean when the commissioner is out violating fire bans, speeding, and trying to either lie or weasel his way out of it–while dashing off to Utah for an illegal secret meeting with foreign oil shale lobbyists–its kind of hard to conclude that integrity is of much importance to the Mesa County GOP.