Dave Wright (born September 3, 1945) is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. A 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 lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.
Wright is a landlord with rental properties located in Corryton, TN. Wright and his late wife, Patricia, were named as defendants in a court case involving a landlord-tenant dispute. The case centered upon habitability issues caused by a broken HVAC unit in the warehouse which was being rented out as a residence to a family with young children.
Electoral history 2008
2010
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
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