Christopher L. Wright
Republican · MO · Platte County Recorder of Deeds
Christopher L. Wright is the Platte County Recorder of Deeds, first elected in 2022. He has led a digitization of county land records and publishes office receipts through a transparency portal.
Where Christopher L. Wright stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Wrote Missouri House Bill 2377 and spoke for it to state lawmakers in Jefferson City. The bill called for every county to offer alerts when a deed is recorded, with owners free to sign up. He pushed it to fight deed fraud.
February 26, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: plattecountycitizen.com · researched September 16, 2026
Launched online marriage license applications in the Platte County recorder's office on Jan. 16, 2023, his first act in office, as he reported in a public letter. The letter also says he started same-day recording for documents brought to the office.
January 16, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: plattecountylandmark.com · researched September 16, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted no on a 30% raise in base pay for Platte County elected offices, including his own, as a member of the county salary commission. The raise passed 6-4 anyway.
November 6, 2025
Source: plattecountylandmark.com · researched September 16, 2026
Spoke at an Aug. 1, 2025 county press conference about a state order to raise Platte County home values 15%. He and Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker blamed County Assessor David Cox for the order.
August 1, 2025
Source: plattecountycitizen.com · researched September 16, 2026
Issued a press release accusing the county treasurer's office of putting recorder's office money into the wrong banks and urging Treasurer Rob Willard to resign. The county auditor said the same day that the funds were accounted for and only posted to the wrong ledger account.
July 3, 2024
Source: plattecountylandmark.com · researched September 16, 2026
Race Christopher L. Wright is in:
- Platte County Recorder of Deeds · November 3, 2026 · Platte County, Missouri · incumbent
Profile last researched September 16, 2026.