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Thomas C. "Tommy" Wright Jr.

Member From: January 3, 2001 - Present

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  • Birth Date: 1948 Birth Place:Richmond, VA
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Frances Rose Abernathy
  • Children: Thomas C., III and Briggs
  • Religion: Christian
  • Education: Victoria High School (1966)
    Old Dominion University (B.A., Political Science, 1970)
  • Military Service:
  • Occupation/Profession: Grocer (retired)
  • Memberships/Affiliations: Victoria Christian Church (trustee, elder)
    Victoria High School Preservation Foundation (board of directors)
    Lunenburg County Crime Solvers Association (charter member)
    Lunenburg County Rotary
    Victoria Chamber of Commerce (former member)
    Lunenburg County Chamber of Commerce
    South Hill Chamber of Commerce
    Regional Economic Development Advisory Council
    Workforce Investment Board
    Fort Pickett Local Reuse Authority
    Southside Business and Education Commission
    Crossroads Community Services Board (former member)
    Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission
    State Water Commission (chairman)
    Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Council
    Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission (vice chairman)
    Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee
    Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors (1993-2000; chairman, 1995-97)
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
2001 Counties of Amelia (part), Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, Nottoway (part), and Prince Edward (part) 61 Republican Agriculture
Claims
Conservation and Natural Resources
Counties Cities and Towns
Militia and Police
2002 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2003 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2004 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2005 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2006 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2007 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2008 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2009 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2010 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2011 Counties of Amelia, Brunswick (part), Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway (part) 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2012 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2013 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Militia Police and Public Safety
2014 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway Republican Militia, Police and Public Safety (Vice Chair)
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2015 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway Republican Militia, Police and Public Safety (Vice Chair)
Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2016 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Militia, Police and Public Safety (Vice Chair)
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2017 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Militia, Police and Public Safety (Vice Chair)
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2018 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Militia, Police and Public Safety (Vice Chair)
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
Select Committee on School Safety
2019 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Militia, Police and Public Safety (Chair)
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
General Laws
2020 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Finance
General Laws
Public Safety
2021 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican Finance
General Laws
Public Safety
2022 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican General Laws (Vice Chair)
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2023 Counties of Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg (part), Mecklenburg, and Nottoway 61 Republican General Laws (Vice Chair)
Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2024 Counties of Charlotte, Halifax (part), Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Prince Edward (part) 50 Republican Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Communications, Technology and Innovation

*The information within this interactive and searchable application has been researched extensively by the House Clerk’s Office. As with any historical records of this age and breadth, there may be discrepancies and/or inconsistencies within records obtained from a variety of credible sources. Any feedback is encouraged at history@house.virginia.gov.

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