Sherri M Wright
Republican · CO · Member, Colorado State Board of Education, 3rd Congressional District
Retired Cortez middle school teacher who served on the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 school board before joining the state board in 2024. Lists parents' rights, school choice, and making sure children read by third grade as her top priorities.
Where Sherri M Wright stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Moved to approve a $718,384 supplemental school-district budget for federal education relief funding.
August 18, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for a Montezuma-Cortez school board resolution placing a $2.7 million property-tax increase for teacher salaries, technology and buses on the ballot.
August 22, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: the-journal.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Moved to fully reauthorize Uncompahgre BOCES’s alternative teacher preparation program after review of prior improvement requirements.
August 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted for a Montezuma-Cortez school board resolution placing a $2.7 million property-tax increase for teacher salaries, technology and buses on the ballot.
August 22, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: the-journal.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Spoke against transgender girls participating on girls sports teams at a Montezuma-Cortez school board meeting.
July 15, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: cpr.org
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Voted for a Montezuma-Cortez school board resolution opposing principles of critical race theory and reviewing curriculum for those principles.
September 21, 2021
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Past race Sherri M Wright ran in:
- State Board of Education Member - Congressional District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 3, Colorado · incumbent