U.S. Lawmaker Dies After Being Hospitalized With Covid-19
- Texan is first in Congress to die after coronavirus infection
- Wright was battling cancer before Covid-19 diagnosis
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Representative Ron Wright, a Texas Republican, died Sunday after battling cancer and Covid-19, becoming the first sitting U.S. lawmaker to pass away after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Wright, 67, represented a district that stretched south and southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and was a member of the House committees on Foreign Affairs and Education and Labor.