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Susan Wright, GOP activist and wife of late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, moving toward campaign to replace
Susan Wright, GOP activist and wife of late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, moving toward campaign to replace himby Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune
Susan Wright, the wife of the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington, is getting close to launching a campaign for his seat and could announce her bid as soon as this week, according to two people close to the family who were not authorized to speak on the record about her plans.
Ron Wright died earlier this month after living for years with cancer and testing positive for the coronavirus in January. His funeral was Saturday.
His death triggers a special election in the increasingly competitive 6th Congressional District. Gov. Greg Abbott has not yet scheduled the special election, but it is likely to happen May 1 or sooner.
Susan Wright, who was not immediately available for comment, is a longtime GOP activist who serves on the State Republican Executive Committee. She also contracted COVID-19 recently and was hospitalized, though she was discharged before her husband's death. She was "by his side" when he died Feb. 7, his campaign said.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/22/susan-ron-wright-gop-congress/
