Don Wright

Don Wright, former Gallatin mayor and state lawmaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at the age of 87. A native of Louisville, Ky., Wright graduated from Goodlettsville High School in 1968 and then served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman from 1962 to 1964. After his military service, he worked as a pipefitter and taught drafting at a Lebanon trade school. Wright served in the Tennessee State Senate from 1992 to 1996 and then as mayor of Gallatin from 1997 to 2006.