Rich Wright (Minnesota)

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Rich Wright

Democratic Party

Education

High school

Lourdes High School, 1987

Bachelor's

St. Olaf College, 1991

Law

Marquette University, 1996

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army Reserve

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Rich Wright (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1

Incumbent Jim Hagedorn defeated Dan Feehan and Bill Rood in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Hagedorn (R)	48.6	179,234
		Dan Feehan (D)	45.5	167,890
		Bill Rood (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	5.8	21,448
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	284

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Hans Tinsley (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan Feehan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ralph Kaehler (D)
• Mark Schroepfer (D)
• Rich Wright (D)
• Johnny Akzam (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jim Hagedorn advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1.

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election

The Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election was canceled. Bill Rood advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 1.

2018

See also: Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

Congressional elections were held in Minnesota in 2018. The primary election was on August 14, 2018. The general election was on November 6, 2018. The filing deadline was on June 5, 2018.

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.

Incumbent Carla Nelson defeated Rich Wright in the Minnesota State Senate District 26 general election.

Minnesota State Senate, District 26 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carla Nelson Incumbent	56.01%	23,325
	Democratic	Rich Wright	43.99%	18,317
Total Votes				41,642
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

Rich Wright ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 26 Democratic primary.

Minnesota State Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Rich Wright  (unopposed)

Incumbent Carla Nelson ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 26 Republican primary.

Minnesota State Senate, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Carla Nelson Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Rich Wright was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Nels Pierson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pierson defeated Wright in the general election.

Minnesota House of Representatives, District 26B General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Nels Pierson	59.8%	9,251
	Democratic	Rich Wright	40%	6,188
	Write-in	Write-in	0.1%	19
Total Votes				15,458

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Wright's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Education—Helping all Students Reach their Potential Fund early childhood education for every child in Minnesota Ensure all schools have all-day kindergarten Increase funding from early childhood through higher education so all of Minnesota’s students are prepared to succeed Eliminate the achievement gap Support innovative programs in secondary schools so students are ready for tomorrow’s jobs Make public colleges and universities affordable for all including looking at tuition-free for families making less than $125,000/year Increase school counselors and other support staff in public schools Transportation—Keep our Roads Safe and Envisioning our Future Needs. Make long-term investments to so that our roads and bridges are safer over the next generation Develop a sustainable, comprehensive solution to our transportation challenges that includes efficient, clean transit Invest in efficient and affordable transportation options for schools, workplaces, farmers, and business Ensure that transportation needs are met for all of Minnesota Economy—Grow Opportunities for ALL Minnesotans, Not Just the Wealthy: Invest in our future workforce through affordable education for both technical training and college Ensure small businesses and minority owned businesses have a level playing field Use state investments to provide good paying jobs in our communities Ensure that hard-working Minnesotans earn enough to live a middle-class lifestyle Invest in broadband, a lifeline for our rural communities

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Footnotes

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Dean Phillips (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)