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]

Joe Jett
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
ConstituencyDistrict 56
Personal details
Born
Joseph Edward Jett

c. 1960
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Virginia, Business School of Darden
OccupationPolitician

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

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  1. ^ Fanney, Brian (December 10, 2016). "Jett joins the GOP; Democrats lose majority on House taxation committee". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  4. ^ Brantley, Max (October 22, 2013). "Tim Griffin's butterfly effect on the Arkansas House | Arkansas Blog". Arktimes.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
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