Erick Wright

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Erick Wright

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2014

Education

High school

Demopolis High School, 2001

Bachelor's

Troy University, 2005

Contact

Personal website

Erick Wright was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Alabama. Erick Wright lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Wright graduated from Troy University in 2005 with a degree in risk management and insurance. He has since worked with Nationwide, Allstate, State Farm and the U.S. Department of Education.

Campaign themes

2014

Wright's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Restore the AMERICAN DREAM

Excerpt: "Prevent voter fraud- Insure we eliminate the opportunity for fraud and stop the spending of Billions of tax payer dollars on litigation claims."

• Pay disparity for Women

Excerpt: "Close the earnings potential gap. Women are paid .77cents for every $1.00 a man makes."

• Reform Tax code

Excerpt: "Lower Corporate tax rates for small business in there 1st five years."

Elections

2014

See also: Alabama's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Wright ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 2nd District. Wright won the Democratic nomination unopposed in the primary on June 3, 2014. Wright was defeated by incumbent Martha Roby (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Alabama District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Martha Roby Incumbent	67.3%	113,103
	Democratic	Erick Wright	32.6%	54,692
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	157
Total Votes				167,952
Source: Alabama Secretary of State

Campaign finance summary

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Alabama's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
• Alabama's 2nd Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed

Footnotes

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Alabama's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Katie Britt (R)

Tommy Tuberville (R)

Representatives

District 1

Barry Moore (R)

District 2

Shomari Figures (D)

District 3

Mike Rogers (R)

District 4

Robert Aderholt (R)

District 5

Dale Strong (R)

District 6

Gary Palmer (R)

District 7

Terri Sewell (D)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (2)