Gov. Matt Blunt has nominated the head of a Kirkwood business group for a seat on the Ethics Commission.

Jim Wright, 54, of Ballwin, is president of the Kirkwood/Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce. Wright replaces Republican Warren Nieburg, whose term expires at the end of the week.

Wright’s appointment will need Senate confirmation and the backing of his home senator, Mike Gibbons.

Blunt also announced the nomination of Jeff Davison, an attorney from northwest Missouri, to the ethics panel.

Jim Wright