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28 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Texas state GOP Rep. Jake Ellzey defeats Republican Susan Wright, supported by former President Trump & is the widow of the late Congressman Ron Wright, in special #TX06 runoff election tonight. Rep. Wright died on Feb 7 after contracting COVID-19 & was also battling lung cancer.
NRCC Chair Tom Emmer “Congratulations to Jake Ellzey on a hard-fought win. #TX06 District has elected a staunch conservative who will fight Democrats’ socialist agenda of open borders, higher taxes and massive spending packages that are causing the cost of goods to skyrocket."
Once #TX06 GOP Rep.-Elect Jake Ellzey is sworn in, the Democrats' majority will be reduced to 8 seats in the House of 432 total voting members:
220 Democrats
212 Republicans
3 vacancies: Florida 20: Hastings-D, Ohio 11: Fudge-D, and Ohio 15: Stivers-R
Texas state GOP Rep. Jake Ellzey's win over Repulican Susan Wright in the House special election runoff is front page news in the #TX06 House district this morning.

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Senate chaplain Barry Black in the opening Senate prayer: "Lord, comfort our hearts as we mourn the death of our beloved retired Senator Mike Enzi. Be especially close to his precious Diana and the rest of his family." Image
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