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Kurt Wright
Wright in 2018
Member of the Burlington City Council from Ward 4
In office
1995 – April 1, 2020
Succeeded bySarah E. Carpenter
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden 6-1 district
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 9, 2019
Preceded byHank Gretkowski[1]
Succeeded byRobert Hooper
Personal details
Born (1956-02-07) February 7, 1956 (age 68)
Political partyRepublican

Kurt Wright (born February 7, 1956) is an American Republican politician who was elected and served in the Vermont House of Representatives. He also served as president of the Burlington City Council.[2][3] He represented the Chittenden-3-1 Representative District. He was defeated in his 2018 re-election bid after coming in third in a race for two house seats. Wright was seen by many as a centrist Republican who was willing to work across party lines. He represented a liberal leaning district. Wright retired from politics and his tenure ended on the council on April 1, 2020; he was succeeded by Democrat Sarah E. Carpenter.[4][5]

Since 2019, Wright has co-hosted WVMT's The Morning Drive.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - VT State House - Chittenden 7-6 Race - Nov 07, 2000".
  2. ^ "City Council - City of Burlington, Vermont". www.burlingtonvt.gov.
  3. ^ "List of Representatives in the Vermont House of Representatives from the state legislators database -- Adam Brown, BYU Political Science". adambrown.info. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  4. ^ Guessferd, Christina. "Burlington City Council President Kurt Wright retiring from politics 'for now'". www.wcax.com.
  5. ^ "City Council | City of Burlington, Vermont". www.burlingtonvt.gov. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. ^ [1]


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Wright