Keith L. T. Wright
Keith Wright | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office September 23, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Denny Farrell |
| Chair of the New York Democratic Party | |
| In office June 5, 2012 – May 21, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | David Paterson |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 70th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – December 31, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Geraldine Daniels |
| Succeeded by | Inez Dickens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1955 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Susan Wright |
| Children | 2, including Jordan |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) |
Keith L. T. Wright (born January 3, 1955) is an American politician and a former member of the New York State Assembly. He was first elected to the assembly in 1992 and was re-elected eleven times. In early 2007, he proposed a bill limiting retail sale of violent video games for individuals below 18 years of age. This proposed law stirred up controversy and protest amongst gamer communities. Wright is also the author of the bill to apologize for African slavery in New York, which was second only to South Carolina in the American slave trade, the first Northern State make such an apology. Wright is also credited with coining the term "Super-Duper Tuesday" in response to the shifting of New York's election primary date to the 5th of February. This is now the common terminology for the change of dates nationwide.