Marilyn Jarrett (née Black) (March 4, 1939 – March 10, 2006) was an American politician and businesswomen.

Career

Jarrett was born in Snowflake, Arizona. She went to

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

and Brigham Young University. Jarrett was involved in the real estate business and the sew fabric business. She lived in

Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area), East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by ...

. Jarrett served in the

Arizona House of Representatives The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State C ...

from 1995 to 2001 and was a Republican. She then served in the

Arizona Senate The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents (2009 figures). Members serve two-year terms w ...

from 2001 until her death in 2006. Jarrett died at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, in Phoenix, Arizona, after collapsing at her legislative office.

Legacy

She was the last person to lay-in-state at the Arizona State Capitol prior to Senator

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

in 2018. She was a Latter-day Saint.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarrett, Marilyn 1939 births 2006 deaths Politicians from Mesa, Arizona People from Snowflake, Arizona Arizona State University alumni Brigham Young University alumni Businesspeople from Arizona Women state legislators in Arizona Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives Republican Party Arizona state senators Latter Day Saints from Arizona