Summary
Current Position: State Delegate of District 61 since 2001
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position: Chair, Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors from 1993 – 2000
Wright was born in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Victoria High School in 1966, and received a B.A. degree in political science from Old Dominion University in 1970.Wright was elected to the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors in 1993 and 1997. He served as chairman 1995–1997.State Senator Richard J. Holland died on April 16, 2000. He was succeeded in office by 61st district Delegate Frank Ruff, who won a special election on November 7, 2000. Wright received the Republican nomination to replace Ruff, and won the seat in another special election on December 19.
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About
Source: Wikipedia
Wright was born in Richmond, Virginia. He graduated from Victoria High School in 1966, and received a B.A. degree in political science from Old Dominion University in 1970.Wright was elected to the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors in 1993 and 1997. He served as chairman 1995–1997.State Senator Richard J. Holland died on April 16, 2000. He was succeeded in office by 61st district Delegate Frank Ruff, who won a special election on November 7, 2000. Wright received the Republican nomination to replace Ruff, and won the seat in another special election on December 19.
- Membership & Affiliation: Victoria Christian Church (trustee, elder)
Victoria High School Preservation Foundation (board of directors)
Lunenburg County Crime Solvers Association (charter member)
Lunenburg County Rotary
Victoria Chamber of Commerce (former member)
Lunenburg County Chamber of Commerce
South Hill Chamber of Commerce
Regional Economic Development Advisory Council
Workforce Investment Board
Fort Pickett Local Reuse Authority
Southside Business and Education Commission
Crossroads Community Services Board (former member)
Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission
State Water Commission (chairman)
Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Council
Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission (vice chairman)
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee
Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission
Experience
Work Experience
- Grocer
2019 to present
Education
- B.A. political science
Old Dominion University
1970 to present
Personal
- Birth Year: 1948
- Place of Birth: Richmond, VA
- Gender: Male
- Race(s): Caucasian
- Religion: Christian
- Spouse: Frances Rose Abernathy
- Children: Thomas C., III and Briggs
Contact
Legislative Assistant: Nancy L. Snead
Administrative Assistant During Session: Harriet Frank
Email:
- Government – DelTWright@house.virginia.gov
Offices
Capitol Office
Pocahontas Building
900 E. Main St,
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: (804) 698-1061
District Office
1415 8th Street
Victoria, VA 23974
Phone: (434) 696-3061
Web
Politics
Source: none
Recent Elections
2019
| Thomas Wright (R) | 15,474 | 66.77% |
| Trudy Bell Berry (D) | 7,667 | 33.08% |
| Write In (Write-in) | 33 | |
| TOTAL | 23,174 |
2017
| Thomas Wright (R) | 17,507 | 97.23% |
| Write In (Write-in) | 501 | 2.77% |
| TOTAL | 18,008 |
2015
| Thomas Wright (R) | 12,413 | 71.3% |
| Gregory Lance Marston (D) | 4,987 | 28.6% |
| Write In (Write-in) | 20 | 0.1% |
| TOTAL | 17,420 |
