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{{Short description|21st-century American politician from Texas}}
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|name        = Jim Wright
|office      = [[Railroad Commission of Texas|Railroad Commissioner of Texas]]
|governor    = [[Greg Abbott]]
|alongside   = [[Christi Craddick]], [[Wayne Christian]]
|term_start  = January 4, 2021
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|predecessor = [[Ryan Sitton]]
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|party       = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
}}
'''James "Jim" Wright''' is an American businessman and [[politician]] who has served as a member of the [[Railroad Commission of Texas]], the elected regulatory body over oil, natural gas, utilities, and surface mining, since 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Railroad Commissioners Past through Present |url=https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/commissioners/commissioner-list/| access-date=2024-07-17 |website=www.rrc.texas.gov}}</ref> A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Wright (Texas) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Wright_(Texas) |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> Wright owns environmental services companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/commissioners/jim-wright/|title=Commissioner Jim Wright|access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref>
A native of south [[Texas]], Wright defeated incumbent [[Ryan Sitton]] in a primary,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/04/Ryan-sitton-loses-republican-primary-railroad-commission-upset/|title=Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton concedes Republican primary in surprising upset|first=Emma|last=Platoff|date=March 4, 2020|website=The Texas Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/upset-incumbent-railroad-commissioner-ryan-sitton-ousted-by-newcomer/|title=Upset: Incumbent Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton Ousted by Newcomer|date=March 4, 2020|website=The Texas Observer}}</ref> then won the general election held on November 3, 2020, against Chrysta Castañeda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/article/Republican-Wright-prevails-over-Casta-eda-in-15699850.php|title=Republican Wright prevails|access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref>
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[[Category:21st-century Texas politicians]]
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