Thomas Wright's answering machine

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:36:06 -0400

Rep. Thomas Wright's answering machine must be getting full.

The State Board of Elections suspended the Wilmington Democrat's campaign Tuesday for failing to respond to a letter asking for his most recent campaign finance report.

But the board is not the only one Wright doesn't call back.

Even for a state legislator, Wright has been in more than this fair share of news stories this year for his role in bills recognizing the Wilmington race riots, his campaign finance troubles, a Supreme Court ruling on his district and other issues.

Each story dutifully notes that he did not respond to interview requests. Wilmington Star-News reporter Mark Schreiner has been the most spurned, but Wright has also failed to call back The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer in recent months.

In fact, the last time he was quoted was on June 7 — more than 50 stories ago — and that quote was not much more than a "no comment."

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