What is Ron Wright (politician)?
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ron Wright | birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Texas]], U.S. | children = 3 | spouse = Susan Wright | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | death_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|7|1953|4|8}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1953|4|8}} | image = Ron Wright, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg | birth_name = Ronald Jack Wright | successor = [[Jake Ellzey]] | predecessor = [[Joe Barton]] | term_end = February 7, 2021 | term_start = January 3, 2019 | district = {{ushr|TX|6|6th}} | state = [[Texas]] | education = [[University of Texas at Arlington]] }}'''Ronald Jack Wright''' (April 8, 1953 – February 7, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. He was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] for {{ushr|TX|6}} from 2019 until 2021. He served on the [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]'s [[city council]] from 2000 to 2008. He was mayor pro-tem of Arlington from 2004 to 2008. Wright was born in [[Jacksonville, Texas]]. In 2019, he reported he had been [[medical diagnosis|diagnosed]] with [[lung cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/arlington/article233254201.html|title=Cancer strikes a North Texas congressman, but he says he will stay in D.C. and fight|date=July 29, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2020|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|author=Tinsley, Anna M.}}</ref> On February 7, 2021, Wright died of [[COVID-19]] at the age of 67 in [[Dallas]]. He was the first sitting member of Congress to die due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=Rep. Ron Wright dies after battle with COVID-19|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/02/08/rep-ron-wright-dies-after-battle-with-covid-19/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=The Dallas Morning News|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons