Justen A. Wright

Justen A. Wright

Justen is the youngest person ever elected to Wilmington City Council at age 24. He is now serving his seventh year in office, having been elected in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. What’s even more impressive is that he is an “at-large” councilman, meaning that, unlike those who run from a district, Justen has been elected twice citywide.

Age: 31

City Councilman and Funeral Director

City of Wilmington/House of Wright Mortuary & Cremation Services, Inc.

Wilmington

Social media you can’t live without: Instagram

Your biggest break: Becoming the youngest elected official in the City of Wilmington’s history.

Best career advice you ever got: Keep at it.

Your biggest challenge: Remembering I can’t be all things to all people.