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Douglas S. Wright is a former attorney, mayor of Topeka, Kansas and candidate for the United States Congress. ==Biography== Wright was an assistant city attorney before defeating incumbent Mayor Bill McCormick in 1983. At the time of his election, Wright was 34 years old.〔"Topeka Elects New Mayor," Lawrence Journal World, April 6, 1983. Available online at (Journal World|https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W5oyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lugFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5993,1131055&dq=douglas+wright+and+topeka+mayor&hl=en )〕 He served as mayor from 1983 to 1989 and is remembered as an effective, hard working and aggressive mayor. He was a driving force behind the development of Heartland Park Topeka, the Kansas Expo Center, the (Topeka Performing Arts Center ) and Westridge Mall. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities and as President of the Governing Body of the League of Kansas Municipalities. In 1984, Wright welcomed the Olympic Torch to the city running one kilometer with it as it made its way to Los Angeles.〔"Crowd cheers Olympic Torch Bearers," The Courier, June 10, 1984, available at https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ONoKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R08DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6904,1844916&dq=douglas+wright+and+topeka+mayor&hl=en〕 In 1985, the city changed its form of government from a city commission to a city council form of government. That same year, he was re-elected to the mayor's office. Wright attempted to lure the Kansas City Sizzlers to Topeka in 1986.〔"Sizzlers opt to stay in KC," The Nevada Daily Mail, March 11, 1986, available at https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c_AhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ddUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1486,5320370&dq=douglas+wright+and+topeka+mayor&hl=en〕 He led the effort to return a two-hundred-year-old bell looted from a Buddhist temple during the American occupation of Japan following World War II.〔"Zen Group, Topeka mayor make progress in effort to return bell," Lawrence Journal World, May 7, 1988, available at https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ktMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cuYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3755,1725507&dq=douglas+wright+and+topeka+mayor&hl=en〕 He also oversaw recovery efforts after a 1988 tornado that destroyed more than 20 homes and damaged 15 businesses.〔"Tornadoes leave seven dead,"The Prescot Courier, November 16, 1988. Available at ()〕 Wright lost his re-election bid in 1989 to former Parks Commissioner Harry “Butch” Felker III by about 5,000 votes.〔"Voters in Topeka oust Wright as mayor," Lawrence Journal World, April 5, 1989, available at https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jE4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5220,1156132&dq=doug+wright+and+topeka+mayor&hl=en〕 During the 1980s and 1990s, Wright rebuffed overtures from Republican officials to run for Congress against Jim Slattery.〔"Local men mentioned as congressional possibilities," Lawrence Journal World, January 27, 1989, available at https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xDEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1812,5235460&dq=doug-wright+and+topeka&hl=en〕 Slattery and Wright were fraternity brothers at Washburn. After the seat became open with the election of Sam Brownback to the U.S. Senate, in 1996, Wright sought the Republican nomination for the 2nd District congressional seat.〔"Former Mayor Makes House Bid," Lawrence Journal World, June 7, 1996. Available online at (Journal archives|https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wZUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GOcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6480,3982663&dq=doug+wright+and+topeka+mayor&hl=en )〕 He finished second in the primary to eventual winner Jim Ryun. Throughout the 1990s, Wright practiced law. He was also the chairman of Myriad Development Corporation which attempted to build an 8,000 seat arena in Olathe, Kansas. Myriad sought about $20 million in state tax incentives but was unsuccessful. Myriad’s CEO was Greg Bair. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Douglas S. Wright」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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