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Texas Congressman Ron Wright, who battled lung cancer and was recently diagnosed with COVID-19, has died at the age of 67, his office announced Monday. The anti-abortion Republican died Sunday with his wife, Susan, by his side after both were hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.
Rep. Ron Wright of Arlington dies after 18-day battle with COVID-19
Elected to a second term in November, the Republican had been fighting lung cancer. He becomes the first member of Congress to die from coronavirus.
U. S. Representative Ron Wright gives remarks during an announcement of Google’s new data center in Midlothian, Texas on Friday, June 14, 2019. (Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer)(Shaban Athuman / Staff Photographer)
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Rep. Ron Wright of Arlington died Sunday night less than three weeks after contracting COVID-19. He was 67.
His family and a spokesperson confirmed Wright’s death due to the coronavirus Monday morning. The Republican congressman, who was reelected in November, also had been battling lung cancer.
U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Texas, is seen on Capitol Hill in 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
DALLAS (CN) Republican Texas Congressman Ron Wright died Sunday after being treated for Covid-19, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to die after a coronavirus diagnosis.
Wright, 67, first announced his diagnosis on Jan. 21. He said at the time he had been in quarantine since Jan. 15 after coming into contact with an unidentified infected person. The lawmaker said he was feeling “okay” with minor symptoms and would continue working from home. Wright and his wife Susan were later admitted to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, according to a statement Monday morning by Wright’s campaign.