American politician (born 1948)
Thomas C. "Tommy" Wright Jr. (born April 27, 1948) is an American politician . Since 2001 he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates , representing the 50th district in the Southside Virginia counties of Amelia , Cumberland , Mecklenburg and Nottoway , plus part of Lunenburg County . He is a member of the Republican Party .[ 1]
Wright has served on the House committees on Agriculture (2001), Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (2002–), Claims (2001), Conservation and Natural Resources (2001), Counties, Cities and Towns (2001), General Laws (2002–), Militia and Police (2001), and Militia, Police and Public Safety (2002–).[ 2]
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.[ 1]
Electoral history
Wright was elected to the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors in 1993 and 1997. He served as chairman 1995–1997.[ 1]
State Senator Richard J. Holland died on April 16, 2000.[ 3] Frank Ruff , who won a special election on November 7, 2000.[ 4] [ 5]
Wright voted against a bill to eliminate a law banning sexual intercourse before marriage in the 2020 legislative session. The bill passed 91–5 with bipartisan support in the house.[ 6]
Date
Election
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Virginia House of Delegates, 61st district
Dec 19, 2000[ 5]
Special
T C Wright Jr
Republican 5,097
54.77
F W Bacon
Democratic
4,205
45.18
Write Ins
5
0.05
Frank Ruff was elected to the Senate; seat stayed Republican
Nov 6, 2001[ 7]
General
T C Wright Jr
Republican
10,529
59.64
W E Keel
Democratic
7,118
40.32
Write Ins
8
0.05
Nov 4, 2003[ 8]
General
T C Wright Jr
Republican
9,975
99.65
Write Ins
35
0.35
Nov 8, 2005[ 9]
General
T C Wright Jr
Republican
12,542
99.39
Write Ins
77
0.61
Nov 6, 2007[ 10]
General
Thomas C. Wright Jr.
Republican
14,279
99.58
Write Ins
60
0.41
Nov 3, 2009[ 11]
General
Thomas C. Wright Jr.
Republican
14,766
99.26
Write Ins
109
0.73
Nov 8, 2011[ 12]
General
Thomas C. Wright Jr.
Republican
15,578
99.31
Write Ins
107
0.68
Notes
^ a b c "Bio for Thomas C. Wright" . Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ "Legislative Information System" . Virginia General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 19, 1996. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ Reynolds, Rick (April 17, 2000). "Obituaries: Richard J. Holland" . Daily Press . Retrieved June 18, 2013 . ^ "Virginia General Election - November 7, 2000" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ a b "Virginia Special Election - December 19, 2000" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ "HB0425" . LIS Virginia . Retrieved February 9, 2020 .^ "General Election- November 6, 2001" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 29, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ "General Election- November 4, 2003" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ "General Election- November 8, 2005" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ "November 2009 General Election Official Results" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ "November 2011 General Election Official Results" . Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .
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