Around the time he entered his teens, his father died, leaving the family business, Wright Truck and Tractor, to his wife and three youngest sons.

[1][2] As the leader of the association, Wright helped develop and present a proposal regarding dormitories for Alaskan Native children to the Alaska Legislature's Health, Welfare and Education Committee in February 1966, which led to his decision to mount a campaign of his own later that year.

[4] During his single term as a state representative, Wright was affiliated with the Republican Party and also served on the first convocation of a statewide land claims task force.

[10] Later that month, Wright expressed opposition to a bill sponsored by Don Young to establish a statewide grain incentive program.

[16] In 1984, Wright contested an open primary as a Republican candidate from Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, losing his bid to return to the state house.