John A. Wright is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

. Wright was the Majority Caucus Chairman in the Oklahoma House of Representatives

Oklahoma House of Representatives

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 before he was soundly defeated in the Republican Party's 2010 Primary for Lt. Governor by the eventual winner, Todd Lamb.

Personal

Wright was born in Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie, Pennsylvania

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, August 5, 1954. His parents are Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Wright. He is married to Debra Lynn (Persing), they have one child Ashley. Wright received a B.S. from Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...

 in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

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 (1976) and is a private pilot.

Political career

Wright began serving in the Oklahoma State Legislature during the 47th legislature. Due to Oklahoma's term limits on legislators he will be term limited in 2010. Wright announced in 2009 that he will seek the office of Oklahoma's Lieutenant Governor. According to a poll taken June 22, 2010 by Soonerpoll.com, Wright will receive 17% of the vote in the primary election. This puts him 7.1 points behind Todd Lamb who in the same poll got 24.1%. The margin of error was ± 5.4%. Wright received 17.55% of the primary's votes, a far-distant second to Todd Lamb's 66.84%.

Rep. Wright lost the Lieutenant Governor's Republican primary election to then State Senator Todd Lamb

Todd Lamb (politician)

Todd Lamb is a Republican United States politician from Oklahoma who is currently serving as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 2004 to 2011. For the 52nd Oklahoma Legislature, Lamb's fellow Republican Senators elected him as their Majority Floor...

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