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State Senator, 40th District
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Brian Wrightson

Candidate for State Senator, 40th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Owner, Fire Tower Communications
Lives in
Archbald, Lackawanna County
Campaign website
wrightsonforsenate.net

Owner and operator of Fire Tower Communications and rural broadband development lead at Icon Technologies. He was previously regional emergency services director for the American Red Cross and worked in Lackawanna County government on communications infrastructure.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Friends of Brian Wrightson

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

Public safety

Housing

Economy & jobs

Roads & infrastructure

  • Says rural broadband is underfunded; calls for state resources to reach the communities that need them most.

    Why is broadband a top issue for Brian Wrightson's state senate campaign?

    Campaign website · Friends of Brian Wrightson · wrightsonforsenate.net

    “Rural broadband has been chronically underfunded and deprioritized. … Wrightson will fight to make sure state resources reach the communities that need them most, not just the ones that are the easiest to serve.”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports a complete stop on new large-scale data center development in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

    Data Centers – My Opponent Got It Wrong From the Start

    Campaign website · Friends of Brian Wrightson · wrightsonforsenate.net

    “That is why I support a complete stop on new large-scale data center development in NEPA.”
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Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Says he has never accepted money from corporate PACs or data center developers.

    Data Centers – My Opponent Got It Wrong From the Start

    Campaign website · Friends of Brian Wrightson · wrightsonforsenate.net

    “I have never accepted money from corporate PACs. I have never accepted money from data center developers.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Brian Wrightson on them.

  • EducationNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (18)

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