November 08, 2012 09:49 PM UTC

If You Liked Laura Bradford, You'll LOVE Rep.-Elect Jared Wright

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• by: Colorado Pols

Charles Ashby of the Grand Junction Sentinel reports:

Embattled Republican Jared Wright won the seat to represent House District 54 Tuesday night.

The 29-year-old who faced calls for his ouster from members of his own party because of numerous scandals won 58 percent of the vote, defeating Tim Menger, the Libertarian Party candidate who didn’t expect to be much of a challenger in the race…

Wright joined other Republicans at its campaign-night event held at Two Rivers Convention Center.

But unlike other Republicans at the event, such as state Rep. Ray Scott and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, Wright didn’t address the crowd.

Jared Wright, as we’ve discussed, is the once-beloved Republican candidate for HD-54 charged with salvaging the party’s sacred honor in the wake of Rep. Laura Bradford’s career flameout–after her questionable traffic stop in Denver last January, and allegations, later swept under the rug, that Bradford invoked legislative immunity to prevent a DUI arrest.

The problem is that Mr. Wright has been just as, if not more embarrassing to the GOP than Bradford was. Wright resigned under a cloud from the Fruita Police Department after an investigation revealed he was regularly clocking in for work while still at home. Later it was disclosed that Wright had a very large amount of consumer debt for which he filed bankruptcy last year, including such examples of fiscal responsibility as tanning memberships and multiple cars. Local Republicans spent the rest of the election trying to persuade Wright to withdraw.

Well folks, not only did Wright fail to listen, he and his baggage are headed to Denver!