Jarrett was born in Snowflake, Arizona.
Jarrett served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and was a Republican.
She then served in the Arizona Senate 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.
[1][2][3][4] She was the last person to lay-in-state at the Arizona State Capitol prior to Senator John McCain in 2018.