Kurt Wright Explained

Kurt Wright
Office:Member of the Burlington City Council from Ward 4
Term Start:1995
Term End:April 1, 2020
Successor:Sarah E. Carpenter
Office2:Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden 6-1 district
Term Start2:January 3, 2001
Term End2:January 9, 2019
Predecessor2:Hank Gretkowski[1]
Successor2:Robert Hooper
Birth Date:7 February 1956
Party:Republican

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Campaigns - VT State House - Chittenden 7-6 Race - Nov 07, 2000.
  2. Web site: City Council - City of Burlington, Vermont. www.burlingtonvt.gov.
  3. Web site: List of Representatives in the Vermont House of Representatives from the state legislators database -- Adam Brown, BYU Political Science. adambrown.info. 2019-05-28. 2019-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517181506/https://adambrown.info/p/research/legislators/members/vermont/lower. dead.
  4. Web site: Guessferd . Christina . Burlington City Council President Kurt Wright retiring from politics 'for now' . www.wcax.com . en.
  5. Web site: City Council City of Burlington, Vermont . www.burlingtonvt.gov . 25 June 2020.
  6. https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2019/03/01/media-note-kurt-wright-to-take-over-wvmt-morning-show