| Tom A. Wright | |
| Image Name: | Tom A. Wright.jpg |
| State Senate: | Florida |
| District: | 8th |
| Prior Term: | 14th (2018-2022) |
| Term Start: | November 6, 2018 |
| Preceded: | Dorothy Hukill |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Algona, Iowa |
| Spouse: | Cindy Wright |
| Profession: | Retired businessman |
| Party: | Republican |
Tom A. Wright is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2018. Wright represents the 14th district, encompassing parts of Brevard and Volusia counties.
A native of Iowa, Wright moved to Florida in 2004.[1]
Incumbent Dorothy Hukill died of cervical cancer on October 2, 2018, just over a month before the election. A six-member panel of Republican Party officials from Brevard and Volusia counties selected Wright as Hukill's replacement.[2]
Because ballots for the November 6, 2018 general election had already been printed by the time Wright was named as Hukill's replacement, his name did not appear on the ballot; instead, votes for Hukill were counted as votes for Wright.
Wright was elected with 56.33% of the vote, defeating Democrat Melissa "Mel" Martin.[3]