Saturday, February 27, 2021

Nine Launch Campaigns To Fill Vacant US House Seat

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The field is growing to fill Congressman Ron Wright’s seat in the special election for Texas’s 6th Congressional District schedule for May 1.

Susan Wright, the widow of the late Congressman Wright, launched her campaign for Congress in Texas’s 6th District on Wednesday.

Wright has lived in the 6th District for over 30 years, serving as District Director for both Rep. Bill Zedler (TX-HD-96) and his successor Rep. David Cook (TX-HD-96).

Former 2020 Democrat state representative candidate Lydia Bean hasalso announced her candidacy in the May 1 special election.

Bean, the daughter of a Baptist pastor and a public school teacher, holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University and taught at Baylor University. 

Tammy Allison Holloway and Matt Hinterlong are also Democratic candidates.

Also listed on the FEC website as filed candidates are Republican State Rep. John "Jake" Ellzey, Mike Egan, former US Health and Human Services Dept. Chief of Staff Brian Harrison, Asa Palagi, and Montgomery Markland. 

Katrina Pierson, former Trump campaign communications director, is also rumored to be considering a run for the seat.
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