The widow of a U.S. representative who died earlier this year has advanced to a runoff in the race to fill the seat he held. Susan Wright received enough votes to advance to the runoff, getting 19.2 percent of the tally. Wright entered the race following the death of Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after testing positive for COVID-19 in February. Wright released a short statement late Saturday, writing on Twitter, “Let’s go win this!” She used the hashtag for “Make America Great Again,” President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan. Trump endorsed Wright last week, telling supporters that she “will be strong on the Border, Crime, Pro-Life, our brave Military and Vets, and will ALWAYS protect your Second Amendment.” Trump said Wright would be “a terrific Congresswoman.” Either Republican candidate Jake Ellzey or Democrat Jana Sanchez will join Wright in the runoff. Ellzey had garnered 354 more votes with virtually …
Texas Republican Susan Wright Advances to Runoff in Race for US House Seat
May 2, 2021
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