Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy
Cabinet
Score
68/100 · Moderate
Net worth
$50M+
Tenure
Secretary of Energy 2025-present
About
Chris Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, one of the largest oil and gas fracking services companies in the United States. He is an MIT-trained engineer with a long career in energy technology. Confirmed 59-38 in a bipartisan vote as Energy Secretary, he oversees the department responsible for nuclear weapons, the national energy grid, and energy research. He has publicly rejected the scientific consensus that human activity is the primary driver of climate change and called the energy transition narrative "not valid." He pledged to expand oil, gas, coal, and LNG exports.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- CEO of Liberty Energy (fracking), directly profits from policies he now sets
- $8.7M in fossil fuel money while running department that regulates energy
- Published paper arguing fossil fuels reduce energy poverty, disputed by scientists
- Reversed clean energy programs that were already distributing funds
- Compared criticism of fossil fuels to propaganda