Larry Wright

Larry Wright is a candidate for Cumberland County Board of Commissioners District 01 Primary Election in 2026 in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Pastor at Heal the Land Outreach Ministries and Former Fayetteville City Council Member in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Also running: Sheila Cuffee.

Larry O. Wright Sr. is the pastor at Heal the Land Outreach Ministries and a former member of the Fayetteville City Council representing District 7. He was first elected to the city council in 2013 and served until he was defeated in a close election in July 2022. Wright is also a retired U.S. Army veteran. He gained national attention in 2016 for peacefully de-escalating a situation where a man entered his church with a rifle, ultimately praying with the individual until he surrendered the weapon.