<p>ARLINGTON, Texas — Former President Donald Trump on Monday gave his endorsement in a Texas special congressional election to Republican Susan Wright, the widow of former U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. </p>
<p>Wright had already racked up a number of prominent GOP endorsements heading into Saturday’s election in Texas’ 6th congressional district, where 23 candidates are on the ballot. </p>
<p>The race includes at least two Republicans who worked in the Trump administration and a former congressional candidate in Nevada, Dan Rodimer, who lost last year even though Trump endorsed him. </p>
<p>Trump has weighed into other special elections since leaving office, including backing Republican Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-new-orleans-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-house-elections-548aa6d0a30136b580f1d4138bb02f4d">who easily won a special election last month</a> to the seat her husband, Luke, couldn’t fill because of his death from complications related to COVID-19.</p>
<p>Ron Wright, who was 67, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ron-wright-dead-37cd56373986da06b8015165662af837">was the first sitting member of Congress </a> to die after contracting COVID-19. </p>
