{{Short description|American state legislator in Colorado}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} '''Ruth Wright''' is an American former state legislator in Colorado and an environmentalist. A Democrat, she represented Boulder County in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1981 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.strongsisters.org/women-who-served-in-the-colorado-house-of-representatives/|title=Women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives |}}</ref> She was an environmentalist. She was the second woman to serve as House Minority Leader in Colorado. The Boulder Public Library has a collection of her papers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://localhistory.boulderlibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A845|title=Ruth Wright collection. | Carnegie Library for Local History}}</ref> She graduated cum laude from Marquette University in 1950 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. She then traveled abroad and lived in Germany, Austria, and Saudi Arabia. She married Ken Wright in 1954. She graduated from University of Colorado's Law School in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.colorado.edu/law/2023/02/27/ruth-wright-72|title=Ruth Wright ('72)|date=February 27, 2023|website=Colorado Law}}</ref>
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