Wright, Christopher A.

First took office January 2009
Term ends January 2013

State Rep. Christopher A. Wright

D, 77th District

Wright, Christopher A.

Contact:

Christopher.Wright@cga.ct.gov
Official Website
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860-240-8585

Education:

B.A., Central Connecticut State University

Committees:

Environment, Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Housing

District Town(s):

Bristol

Occupation:

Registrar, St. Francis Healthcare.

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2010 Election

Campaign Expenditures:

Wright participated in the state's public campaign financing program.

General Election Results:

Jill T. Fitzgerald (R)3,570(47.4%)
Christopher A. Wright (D)3,957(52.6%)

Primary Election Results:

0(0%)

Election History

Wright won an open seat in 2008, succeeding one-term Republican Ron Burns. But things were much tougher in 2010, with Wright winning by just 387 votes over Democrat Jill Fitzgerald.

Background

Wright, the son of former Rep. Gardner Wright, D-Bristol, recaptured what had been a Democratic seat.

Wright was part of a coalition of moderate Democrats who appealed to party leadership in March 2010 to close a mid-year budget deficit without any additional borrowing.

Financial Disclosure

The only outside income reported by Wright in 2008 was his salary at St. Francis Hospital. He owns a condominium in Bristol. He reports no securities worth more than $5,000.He has debts in excess of $10,000 to Webster Bank.A note on financial disclosure: Every spring, officials are required to disclose the ownership of real estate, the source of any income exceeding $1,000 in the previous calendar year and securities worth more than $5,000.

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