U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, of Arlington, hospitalized due to cancer treatment complications
U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, a freshman Republican from Arlington, was admitted to the Baylor Medical Center in Dallas on Sunday due to complications related to his treatment for lung cancer.
“Congressman Wright has been in a tough battle with cancer this year, after overcoming a first bout with the disease in 2018,” read a statement from his campaign.
Wright announced in July 2019 that he was undergoing radiation treatment to combat the second bout of cancer. At the time, he told the Star-Telegram that he learned of his diagnosis during a routine physical but was optimistic that he would not let the disease define him.
In December 2019, he announced on the House floor that he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer the previous year.
Earlier this month, Wright was treated at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and returned to Arlington, according to his campaign.
“With a diagnosis like this, you don’t stop living, dreaming, trying to make a difference,” Wright told the Star-Telegram in July 2019. “You don’t give up. You can still be effective in what you are doing, whatever it is.
“Cancer can be as much life affirming as it is life threatening.”
Wright, a lifelong Texan, represents the 6th Congressional District that includes southeast Tarrant County, including most of Arlington and Mansfield, and all of Ellis and Navarro counties. He first took office in 2018, and is running for reelection this November. He is a former Arlington city councilman and former Tarrant County tax assessor collector.
“The Wright family appreciates the prayers and well wishes offered by everyone,” the news release said.
This story was originally published September 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM.
