Wright Decries Robocall Accusing Her Of Murdering Her Husband

Susan Wright is one of the frontrunners in today's District 6 special election to fill the US House seat vacated when her husband died of cancer and COVID-19 complications in February.

Yesterday, she went public about robocalls accusing her of intentionally contracting the coronavirus in order to murder him. The Wright campaign reported the baseless messages to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department, the Department of Justice and the FBI —then decided to respond.

In a written statement, Wright decried the attacks as "illegal, immoral and wrong. There’s not a sewer too deep that some politicians won’t plumb."

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Reports say the minute-long calls claim that Wright took out a million-dollar life insurance policy on her late husband, GOP Rep. Ron Wright, six months before his death and later told a hospital worker she'd intentionally contracted the virus. From there, the unidentified female voice goes on to cast other aspersions before concluding that District 6 voters deserve "to know the truth about Susan Wright and her involvement in the death of her husband.”

Wright consultant Matt Langston said that upon discovering the calls, the matter was immediately referred to law enforcement and that the campaign has begun "cooperating with authorities."

Other Republicans in the race, including onetime Trump official Brian Harrison and contender Jake Ellzey have expressed their disgust with the scheme.

Voters are at the polls today to decide who among 23 candidates will replace Ron Wright in the US House. In a race that includes 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, a Libertarian and an independent, Wright's widow has both the name recognition of her late husband and the endorsement of former President Trump in her favor. A runoff is expected, since candidates must secure more than 50 percent of the vote in order to win outright.

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