User:Richard N Wright

CONTACT: JONATHAN SCOTT JULY 20, 2021							jonathan.scott@eastcastlegroup.com (646) 801 6322 Atlanta, GA – Richard N. Wright, of the Atlantic Station neighborhood, has filed with the Georgia Board of Elections as a candidate for Mayor on the November 2, 2021 ballot. Wright, a Certified Public Accountant who started “Accounting Done Wright CPA” in 2010 has never held office before and is a first- time candidate.

Wright first came to Atlanta in 1997, with only his GED, to attend Herzing University where he was awarded a BS in Business Administration. He has, since, added to his education with an MBA from Strayer University and a Master of Laws from Arizona State’s “Sandra Day O’Conner Law School” before passing his CPA exams. He later attended Georgetown University Law School where he received their Certificate in International Tax Law.

Wright’s Mayoral effort has already made some key hires. Jonathan Scott, the Managing Director of New York City communications shop, East Castle Group, will serve as the campaign’s General Consultant and will oversee strategy and media relations. Scott is a long-time campaign veteran who has focused more on corporate social responsibility efforts in global financial firms in recent years. In 2019, he worked to defend a Groves, Texas City Councilman who was outed as gay by local anti-LGBT activists.

Dr. Tamah Hunter will serve as Wright’s Campaign Manager. Hunter, a minister and grassroots organizer, is a Doctoral graduate of the Heart Bible Institute University. A native of Brooklyn NY, Hunter’s efforts in Georgia contributed to key US Senate wins for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in 2020.

Other hires include Atlanta resident Kathryn Ornstein, a veteran of Senator Frank Lautenberg’s (D-NJ) office who, most recently, worked for Senator Cory Booker’s Presidential effort in Iowa and the Biden/Harris campaign. She will serve as Finance Director. Michael Fittro will serve as Deputy Campaign Manager. Fittro serves as Secretary on the executive board of the Young Democrats of Atlanta and serves as Vice-Chair of the LGBTQ Caucus of the Young Democrats of Georgia. He is a leader on LGBTQ advocacy issues, including the curtailment of “conversion therapy” practices. Nurah Abdul-Haqq will serve as Political Director. She has worked with the 2020 Bernie Sanders campaign and has been a Field Organizer and Youth Congress Member at “March for Our Lives”.

Wright believes that Atlanta needs to get away from “politics as usual” and will focus on moving all of Atlanta forward in a challenging post-pandemic world. His platform, which will be released shortly, is based on public safety and community revitalization through a people-first, pro-business agenda that will bring all of Atlanta, from Buckhead to South Fulton, together and promotes growth in underserved and forgotten areas like the West End. He champions a 21st Century approach to overcoming inequities in the criminal justice system, the economic system, and K-12 education so that the nation can make true progress against systemic racism and generational poverty. He advocates for a strong public-private partnership with venture capital and private equity investors that lifts up those who have been hurt by the status quo.

Wright is an only child, raised by a single mother. In addition to his educational endeavors and business efforts, he attends The Life Church, has been a volunteer with the Hosea Williams – Feed the Hungry organization for over 13 years, enjoys watching the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks, and has four children; 2 boys and 2 girls.