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Thomas C. Wright, Jr.REPRepublican Delegate, District 50
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Years of Age
30
Years of Experience
VAResidence (state)

Thomas C. "Tommy" Wright, Jr. (born April 27, 1948) is an American politician. Since 2001 he has served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 50th district in the Southside Virginia counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Mecklenburg and Nottoway, plus part of Lunenburg County. He is a member of the Republican Party. Wright has served on the House committees on Agriculture (2001), Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (2002–), Claims (2001), Conservation and Natural Resources (2001), Counties, Cities and Towns (2001), General Laws (2002–), Militia and Police (2001), and Militia, Police and Public Safety (2002–).

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Old Dominion University
BA Political Science
1970
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Delegate
Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
2024 - Current
Delegate
Commonwealth of Virginia House
2001 - 2024
Member
Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors
1993 - 2000
Other Experience1 - 37 of 37
Board Member
Victoria High School Preservation Foundation
Current
Charter Member
Lunenburg County Crime Solvers Association
Current
Member
South Hill Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Virginia Workforce Investment Board
Current
Member
Southside Business and Education Commission
Current
Member
Lunenburg County Rotary Club
Current
Member
Lunenburg County Chamber of Commerce
Current
Member
Regional Economic Development Advisory Council
Current
Member
Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community
Current
Trustee
Victoria Christian Church
Current
Board Member
Crossroads Community Services
2000
Business Representative
Work Force Investment Board
2000
Former Member
Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Member
Fort Pickett Local Reuse Authority
Member
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee
Member
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
2023 - Current
Former Chair
Subcommittee on Militia, Police and Public Safety #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Representatives
Former Chair
Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on General Laws #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Militia, Police and Public Safety #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Militia, Police and Public Safety #1, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Representatives
Former Member
Advisory Council on Virginia Military, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Commission on Tobacco Region Revitalization, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee Work Group on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument #1, Virginians on the Monument
Former Member
Board of Trustees for the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Advisory Committee on the Roanoke River Basin, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Advisory Board on Geographic Information Network, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Emancipation Proclamation and Freedom Monument, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on King in Virginia, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Virginia Delegation of the Roanoke River Bi-State Commission, Virginia State House of Delegates
Former Member
Panel on Secure and Resilient Commonwealth, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Recreational Facilities Authority, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Public Safety Committee, Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Finance #2, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee General Laws #4, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates