Dave Wright (born September 3, 1945)
is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives
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Republican, Wright is based in
Corryton, an unincorporated community in Knox County, and represents the District 19, which consists of the northeastern parts of
Knox County.
Background
Dave Wright attended
Gibbs High School in Corryton.
He attended the
University of Tennessee, where he received a
Bachelor of Science in business administration. He also attended the
U.S. Army Officer Candidate School. He is married to Pat, and has one son, William, and a granddaughter, Ansley.
He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the
Vietnam War, and worked for
AT&T.
Wright was appointed to the Knox County Commission on February 20, 2008, and elected to a partial term the following August.
He was elected to the state house in 2018 with 72.61% of the vote.
In 2023, Wright supported a resolution to
expel Democratic
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lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.
Electoral history
2016
2018
2020
2022
References
21st-century American politicians
Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Politicians from Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee alumni
1945 births
Living people
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