Commissioner Allison Lucas Wright has faithfully served the people of Athens-Clarke County as a public servant for over 20 years. 

Commissioner Wright is a medical illustrator, and her unique talent has led to numerous accolades and honors in her chosen field. She has taught at the University of Georgia, Athens Technical College and at the Medical College of Georgia- inspiring the next generation of Medical Illustrators and women like her to join the field. 

Allison has devoted much of her adult life to making Athens a better, safer, stronger, and more welcoming community for visitors and residents alike.

From 2005 until 2012, Allison served as a member of the Clarke County School Board. The mother of two twin sons, Allison saw a need as a parent to get involved and make a positive change. One of her biggest accomplishments in this role centered on trying to lower the growing teen pregnancy rate in Clarke County by introducing age-appropriate sex education. This work by her and her colleagues did indeed lead to a reduction in teen pregnancy, rates of which remain low today here in ACC. She also worked to help promote healthy eating for children in our school systems by working to eliminate unhealthy habits and offerings to students, thus increasing student productivity and health outcomes. 

After serving on the School Board, Commissioner Wright was elected to the Athens-Clarke County Commission, where she currently represents District 4, which comprises areas of Five Points, the University of Georgia’s campus, the Downtown Athens area, and a few neighborhoods off of the Prince Avenue Corridor.

Her involvement in this community does not stop with her official duties as an elected official through the years. Allison constantly shows up at community events to support our diverse communities. She was a founding member of Lukas’ fund, an Athens charity that supports women, mothers, infants and families who find themselves in the NICU. In 1996, she and her husband were therapeutic foster parents, working to help children who have significant emotional, behavioral, or social issues. She also served as a board member of CASA in the 1990s, advocating for and on behalf of abused and neglected children.

Commissioner Wright resides in Five Points with her husband, Gene. Together they have twin sons, Scholl and Lucas Wright and their fur baby, Echo.