American politician (born 1945)
Dave Wright (born September 3, 1945)[ 1] 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 .[ 2]
Background
Dave Wright attended Gibbs High School in Corryton.[ 1] 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.[ 3] Vietnam War , and worked for AT&T .[ 3]
Wright was appointed to the Knox County Commission on February 20, 2008, and elected to a partial term the following August.[ 3] [ 4]
In 2023, Wright supported a resolution to expel Democratic lawmakers from the legislature for violating decorum rules. The expulsion was widely characterized as unprecedented.[ 5]
Electoral history
2008
2010
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
References
^ a b "Representative Dave Wright" . capitol.tn.gov . Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved 12 July 2020 .^ State House District 19 (PDF) (Map). Tennessee General Assembly.^ a b c "Commissioner Dave Wright - 8th District" . knoxcounty.org . Knox County Government. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020 .^ McDermott, Brenna (November 6, 2018). "Republican David Wright beats Edward Nelson for Tennessee House District 19 seat" . Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 12 July 2020 . ^ Andone, Dakin; Young, Ryan; Simonson, Amy; Almasy, Steve (6 April 2023). "Tennessee's Republican-led House expels 2 Democratic lawmakers over gun reform protest, fails in bid to oust a third" . CNN . Retrieved 2023-04-07 . ^ "2008 Presidential Preference & County Primary - February 5, 2008 results by office" (PDF) . Knox County, Tennessee . Knox County Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2008 County General and State Primary - August 7, 2008 results by office" (PDF) . Knox County, Tennessee . Knox County Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2010 County Primary Election - May 4, 2010 results by office" (PDF) . Knox County, Tennessee . Knox County Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2010 County General Election - Aug 5, 2010 results by office" (PDF) . Knox County, Tennessee . Knox County Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "Presidential Preference Primary and Knox County Primary March 1, 2016 - Results by office" (PDF) . Knox County, Tennessee . Knox County Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "State Primary and County General Election August 4, 2016 - Results by office" (PDF) . Knox County, Tennessee . Knox County Election Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2018 Election Results - August 2, 2018 - Republican Primary - Results by Office" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2018 Election Results - November 6, 2018 - Results by Office" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2020 Election Results - August 6, 2020 - Republican Primary - Results by County" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2020 Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Results by Office" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2022 Election Results - August 4, 2022 - Republican Primary - By County" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2022 Election Results - November 8, 2022 - Constitutional Amendments, U.S. House, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee House - Results by Office" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2024 Election Results - August 1, 2024 - Republican Primary - By County" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .^ "2024 Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Results by Office" (PDF) . Tennessee Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2024 .
