Matthew N. Wright

For other people named Matthew Wright, see Matthew Wright (disambiguation).

Matthew N. Wright
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 142nd district
In office January 1, 1991[1] – November 30, 2006[2]
Preceded by	James L. Wright, Jr.
Succeeded by	Christopher J. King
Constituency	Part of Bucks County
Personal details
Born	January 15, 1959 (1959-01-15) (age 52) Trenton, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Donna
Children	2 children
Residence	Levittown, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Legislator-Store Manager

Matthew N. Wright is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

He graduated from Neshaminy Maple Point High School and attended classes at Bucks County Community College and Trenton State College.^[3]

Prior to elective office he was a retail manager and a small business owner.^[4] The son of former state representative James L. Wright, Jr., he was first elected to represent the 142nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1990 to succeed his father^[4][5] He was defeated for re-election in 2006 by Christopher J. King, who campaigned heavily against Wright's vote for and acceptance of the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise.^[6][7]

In 2010, Wright paid $10,000 to settle a case before the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission that claimed that he had violated the Pennsylvania Ethics Act by using his legislative employees and state resources for campaign purposes, including the use of state workers to coordinate election fundraisers, compose and assemble written materials, and solicit and collect campaign donations.^[8]

References

1. ^ "SESSION OF 1991 - 175TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1". Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1991-01-01. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1991/0/19910101.pdf. 
2. ^ Per Article II, Section 2 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, the legislative session ended on November 30, 2006
3. ^ "Matthew N. Wright (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2006-01-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20060110014315/www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=142. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Profile". Official Pennsylvania Republican Caucus Biography. Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus. Archived from the original on 2004-02-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20040209212020/http://www.repwright.com/index.cfm?SectionID=11&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=2&SectionTree=11. 
5. ^ Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. "House Families: James & Matthew Wright". Piecing It Together, March 2009; p.3.
6. ^ Neri, Al (November 2006). "State House". The Insider. http://www.insiderpa.com/archive/insider11-2006.htm. 
7. ^ Bumsted, Brad (October 23, 2006). "Republicans in danger of losing state House". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_476253.html. 
8. ^ Scolforo, Mark (2010-01-29). "Former Rep. Wright settles Pa. ethics charges". Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania: MediaNews Group). http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_14295319. 

External links

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Matthew N. Wright (Republican) official PA House profile (archived)
• Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus - Representative Matthew N. Wright official Party website (archived)

Persondata
Name	Wright, Matthew N.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 15, 1959
Place of birth	Trenton, New Jersey
Date of death
Place of death