Rep. Mark Wright, a Republican, represents part of Greene County (District 137) in the Missouri House of Representatives.

Rep. Wright formerly owned BagTags Delivery Service, a small business that operated throughout Southwest Missouri and Arkansas.

His background includes experience working as a teen and college counselor for several churches, where he developed gang, drug and alcohol awareness programs. His political activities include serving as a delegate to the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego, and as chairman of a presidential campaign in Missouri’s 7^th Congressional District.

Rep. Wright's civic activities include membership in the Parkcrest Baptist Church, Bowerman Elementary School PTA, and the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association.

A 1987 graduate of Kennedale High School, Kennedale, Texas, Rep. Wright attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield where he pursued a degree in pastoral studies.

Born February 18,1969, in Ft. Worth, Texas, Rep. Wright currently resides in Springfield with his wife, Tiffany. They have three children, Jacquelyn, Savannah and Preston.