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Nancy Young Wright
Nancy Young Wright is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 26th District from his appointment in January 2008 to 2011.
Biography
Wright's professional experience includes working as a freelance writer and Executive Director of the ArtsReach Writing Program from 2004-2007.
She served on the Amphitheater Unified School District Board from 1997-2007 and was a volunteer with the Animal Rescue Foundation.[1]
Committee assignments
- Education Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Water and Energy Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Wright's sponsored bills include:
- HB 2292 - compulsory attendance; age; increase
- HB 2402 - schools; contractors; fingerprinting; crimes
- HB 2416 - plastic bag recycling program
- HB 2490 - solar school grant program
For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.
Elections
2010
Wright lost re-election to the 26th District seat in 2010. She faced no opposition in the August 24 primary election. She was defeated by Republicans Vic Williams and Terri Proud in the November 2 general election.[2]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 26 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Terri Proud (R)
|
40,247 | |||
| Vic Williams (R)
|
38,180 | |||
| Nancy Young Wright (D) | 37,435 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Wright and Vic Williams were elected to the 26th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponents Marilyn Zerull (R) and Donald Jorgensen (D).[3]
Wright raised $73,735 for the campaign, Williams raised $56,420, Zerull raised $74,367, and Jorgensen raised $66,621.[4]
| Arizona State House, District 26 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Vic Williams (R)
|
44,857 | |||
| Nancy Young Wright (D)
|
44,448 | |||
| Marilyn Zerull (R) | 43,600 | |||
| Donald Jorgensen (D) | 39,268 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Nancy + Wright + Arizona + House"
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Nancy Wright's personal website
- Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Nancy Young Wright
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Arizona House District 26 2008–2011 |
Succeeded by Terri Proud |
