GOP Rep. Ron Wright dies after Covid diagnosis
Posted on AllSides February 8th, 2021
From The Left
GOP Rep. Ron Wright of Texas has died after a recent battle with coronavirus, his office campaign Monday.
Wright, 67, tested positive for Covid-19 last month and had been hospitalized in Dallas for the past two weeks. He also was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2018 and had been hospitalized last September for complications related to his cancer treatments.
In a statement, his team said Wright “passed away peacefully” on Sunday with his wife Susan by his side. A cause of death was not specified.
