Char-O: Wright should resign

The editorial board of the Charlotte Observer says Rep. Thomas Wright should resign.

In an unsigned editorial this morning, the newspaper says the Wilmington Democrat's "appalling disregard" for campaign finance laws has made him ineffective.

The editorial says that Wright is "entitled to a legal presumption of innocence," but it's clear he can no longer be a good lawmaker:

He should resign his House seat and make room for a successor who deserves the public's confidence and who'll obey the law requiring full disclosure of campaign fund raising and expenditures.

In addition, state Sen. Julia Boseman, a Wilmington Democrat, has called for Wright to step down.

Previously, the Wilmington Star-News editorial board, campaign finance reform advocate Joe Sinsheimer, the top advocate for the N.C. Public Interest Research Group and the head of the state Republican Party have called for Wright to step down.