Greg Wright is the founder and editor of Tribune’s Roar. This platform is the culmination of a 25-year journey through the American political system—and ultimately, out of its broken binary.
Greg’s political life has been defined by a single, persistent tension: a deep belief in principled, solution-focused governance (in the mold of Teddy Roosevelt) clashing with the realities of a party system that demands loyalty over principle.
His career began as an attempt to build a “big tent” from within the Republican Party. This path was not academic; it was hands-on. It started at 16, founding the Teen Age Republicans, and led to the floor of the 1996 RNC as a youth delegate. Professionally, his experience expanded to include legislative work in the Michigan House, high-level mayoral campaigns in New York City, and leading Log Cabin Republican chapters in two states.
Throughout this journey, his work was a constant search for a reasonable, pragmatic model of leadership. That “big tent” model, however, proved unsustainable. As the Republican Party shifted, he observed the political rhetoric grow more divisive, elevating figures and embracing a tone that stood in direct opposition to his values of inclusion and principled governance.
In 2012, concluding the party was no longer recognizable, he left. His exit was not a retreat from politics but a strategic shift away from partisanship. Today, his work is focused on non-partisan, public service as an elected neighbrohood council president in Los Angeles. There, he puts his foundational belief—that “government is for the people and can do more for the people”—into direct practice, solving local problems without a party label.
Greg’s voice on this blog is that of a political independent, forged by decades of experience as a high-level insider. He launched Tribune’s Roar to continue the work he’s always done: hold all sides accountable, fight for common-sense solutions, and provide a voice for the millions of Americans the two-party system has left behind.