Former California State Senator Convicted of Perjury, Voting Fraud Is Pardoned

Rodrick Wright, a former state senator convicted of voter fraud, was pardoned by Governor Jerry Brown. Wright was seen in a Senate Governmental Organization Committee meeting on Jan. 10, 2012. California State Senate Media Archive/Screenshot

Governor Jerry Brown has granted 38 people pardons just before the Thanksgiving holiday, including a former California state senator convicted of voter fraud.

Rodrick Wright, the former Democratic state senator and assembly member from Inglewood,  embraced the pardon from the outgoing governor and told the Sacramento Bee that “it truly is a day of Thanksgiving.”