R. Lee Wrights
| R. Lee Wrights | |
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| Vice Chair Libertarian National Committee | |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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In office 2004–2006 |
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| Personal details | |
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Roger Lee Wrights June 8, 1958 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Libertarian (2000–present) |
| Occupation | Writer; Editor; Communications director |
| Known for | Founder of Liberty For All |
| Website | Official website |
Roger Lee Wrights (born June 8, 1958) is an American politician, activist and political consultant. He is the founder, editor, and publisher of the online libertarian newsletter Liberty For All. He was the National Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, serving several different times in that role. Wrights was an unsuccessful contender for the 2012 presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party, finishing as first runner-up to the eventual nominee Gary Johnson. He was briefly a candidate for Governor of Texas in 2014.
Wrights was born on June 8, 1958 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He graduated from West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North Carolina in 1976. Afterwards he enlisted in the United States Air Force, and served as a medical services technician at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, North Carolina. He was honorably discharged in 1981 with the rank of sergeant.
Wrights earned a degree from Willmar College in Willmar, Minnesota where he majored in history and journalism. After college, he was a contributing editor for the Eagle News, a monthly political news and commentary newspaper in Forsyth County.
Wrights has two daughters; Annie Jane (b. 1981), and Kelcy Leigh (b. 1995). He has worked as a carpenter and a bartender.
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