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Republican Rep. Ron Wright of Texas has died, his congressional office announced in a statement Monday, saying that he had been admitted to the hospital after contracting COVID-19.
Ron Wright outside the Capitol introducing the K9 Hero Act in November 2020. (Twitter/RepRonWright) "Over the past few years, Congressman Wright had kept a rigorous work schedule on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and at home in Texas' Congressional District 6 while being treated for cancer," it added. He had undergone treatment for lung cancer after it was diagnosed in 2018. “As friends, family, and many of his constituents will know, Ron maintained his quick wit and optimism until the very end,” the statement further said. “Despite years of painful, sometimes debilitati...