Rep. Thomas Wright's effectiveness ranking soared after 1999.
The Wilmington Democrat was not among the top legislators during his first seven years in office, according to a biannual survey by the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research.
In 1993, he was ranked 66th. In 1995, 83rd. In 1997, 58th.
After he helped swing a close election for speaker of the House to Jim Black in 1999, though, things started looking up for Wright.
In 1999, he was ranked 10th most effective. In 2001, 8th. In 2003, 12th. And in 2005, 13th.
The 2007 rankings haven't been done yet, but Wright's poor attendance record and his legal and ethical woes would probably sink him now.
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