Joseph Edward Jett (born c. 1960) is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party since December 2016, Jett represents District 56 in the Arkansas House of Representatives. Jett switched parties shortly after winning reelection in 2016 as a Democrat.[1]
In 2013, Jett was selected by the University of Virginia, Business School of Darden, as one of the top 50 up and coming legislators in the United States.[2]
In 2019, Jett was re-elected to a fourth term in the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 56.[3]
Jett is from rural Success in Clay County in the northeastern corner of his state.[4] Before he was elected to the Arkansas House, Mike Beebe, the Democratic governor of Arkansas, appointed Jett to the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics Commission in 2007.[5]
References
- ^ Fanney, Brian (December 10, 2016). "Jett joins the GOP; Democrats lose majority on House taxation committee". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Staff, Times-Democrat News (2018-03-01). "Jett Files for Re-Election, Draws Democrat Challenger Ryan Carter". Clay County Times-Democrat. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ "Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
- ^ Brantley, Max (October 22, 2013). "Tim Griffin's butterfly effect on the Arkansas House | Arkansas Blog". Arktimes.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ "Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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