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Jake Ellzey Defeats Widow of Former Congressman in Race for Texas Seat Mr. Ellzey, a state representative, was victorious in a runoff against Susan Wright, whose husband had represented the Sixth Congressional District before he died of Covid-19. State Representative Jake Ellzey narrowly missed capturing the Republican nomination for the seat in 2018, but he was victorious this time around.Credit...Robert W. Hart/The Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press Published July 27, 2021Updated July 28, 2021, 1:00 a.m. ET AUSTIN, Texas — The widow of a Texas congressman who died early this year o...

In a surprise blow to the former president, republican jake ellzey has defeated susan wright in a secretary election to represent texas' sixth congress am district. the house seat became available after the death of congressman ron wright who had lung cancer and contracted covid-19. susan wright is his widow. ellzey barely made it. trump endorsed susan wright early in the race, recorded a robocall and even on the eve of last night's election. in his victory speech, ellzey emphasized that voters wanted, quote, a positive outlook, a reagan republican outlook for the future. new polling shows tha...

Ellzey For Texas And Susan Wright For U.S. Congress. Susan Wright is the district director for state Rep. David Cook and serves on the governing board of the state Republican Party. Jake Ellzey is a Navy veteran and freshman state representative who lost to Ron Wright in the primary for this seat in 2018. Voters will hit the polls today to choose a replacement for U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting COVID-19. KERA News will be bringing you live results throughout the evening. Longtime Republican activist Susan Wright is trying to succeed her late husband. Jake Ellzey...

Texas runoff to decide who fills GOP US Rep. Wright's seat July 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Susan Wright, Republican candidate for Texas' 6th Congressional District, greets voters outside a polling location during early voting for a special runoff election on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. The runoff for a U.S. House seat in Texas is deciding who will fill the remaining term of Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting COVID-19. Voters on Tuesday, July 27 were choosing between Wright, the widow of the late congressman, and Jake Ellzey, a Republ...

President Trump stumps for House candidate Susan Wright ahead of Tuesday runoff election Susan Wright, center left, holds a Bible as her husband, Ron Wright, center right, is sworn into Congress by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Ron Wright died in February. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 3:18 PM PT – Monday, July 26, 2021 President Trump has continued to stump for Texas House candidate Susan Wright. In a statement released on Monday, the 45th president reminded Texans about Tuesday’s election to replace Susan Wright’s deceased husband Ron Wright and said “she will never let ...