Special election set for May 1; widow of Rep. Ron Wright joins race Waxahachie Daily Light What has promised to be a heated race for an open U.S. House seat grew even hotter last week with the entrance of both the local Texas House representative and the widow of the former officeholder. Entering the race on Friday was Texas House District 10 first-term Rep. Jake Ellzey of Midlothian, who had previously run for the seat in 2018, losing to Ron Wright in a runoff in the Republican primary. Ellzey, a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot, current airline pilot and a past Texas Veterans Commissioner, won a state House seat in November and is in Austin representing his district in the current session of the Texas Legislature.