Personal Information:

Nancy Young Wright was appointed to serve as District 26’s Representative in January, 2008. She was elected to the seat in 2008.

Nancy served on the Amphitheater Unified School District Board from 1997-2007, and was the Board’s president from 2002-2004. While at Amphitheater, she led efforts to return First Amendment rights to the district via an open “Call to the Audience”, and she worked to institute a voluntary roof top fee for developer donations for school construction needs. In 2000, she worked with Legislators to revise the open meeting law and to end so-called “Evergreen” rollover contracts for school administrators.

She has been active in politics for most of her adult life, working on the local and national campaigns of several candidates. She served as a member of the Pima County Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan Steering Committee, chaired the “Buffers” conservation group from 1996-1999, and was active on a number of land use issues such as Honey Bee Canyon and Canoa Ranch. Nancy is also a member of the LD 26 Democratic Committee and is a Precinct Committeeperson for Precinct 346.

Nancy was the liasion between Pima County Management and the SEIU Labor Union on the “Innovation and Quality” labor/management pilot project in fall 2007. From 2004-2007, Nancy was the Executive Director of ArtsReach Writing Program, a literacy outreach directed to Native American and Latino students in Southern Arizona. Prior to this, she spent nearly 20 years as a community volunteer for activities involving her children. She is the former Girl Scout Leader for Troop 157, as well as the past President of the Oro Valley Neighborhood Coalition. From 1993-1996, Nancy served as Chair of the Tucson Parks Board. A passionate advocate of animals, Nancy has volunteered since 2007 with the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) to assist with adoptions at the Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson.

A native of New Mexico, Ms. Young Wright has been a Tucson resident for 28 years. Her MFA is from the University of Arizona, her BA in Journalism is from New Mexico State University. She is married to Allen Wright, and they have two college-age daughters, Erin and Kelsey. They share their Oro Valley home with three cats, two dogs, and a senior citizen horse. Nancy is a free-lance writer who has been a strong advocate and champion of the education, the environment, the arts and the humane treatment of animals.

Her awards include:
YWCA Women On the Move, 2007
Arisona Newspapers Association Freedom of Information Award, 2001
Arizona School Board Association, Associates of Boardmanship, 2002
Greater Tucson Leadership Graduate, 1996
Harelson Elementary Bobcat Spirit Award, 1990