Current Position: US Representative of TX District 6 since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2021 US Senator

Ron Wright is a sixth-generation resident of Tarrant County.  After graduating from Azle High School in 1971, he moved to Arlington to attend UTA.  He has been active in political affairs and community service work for more than 30 years.

Ron served at-large on the Arlington City Council from 2000 to 2008, including the last four years as Mayor Pro Tempore.

Ron has been active in both partisan and nonpartisan politics for many years and is a passionate public servant.  He has served on a number of boards and commissions, including as president of the Arlington Night Shelter, Chairman of the Tarrant County Historical Commission, the Arlington Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, the Mansfield Education Foundation board, the Executive Committee of Arlington Human Service Planners, the Arlington Historical Society board, the Arlington Sports Authority, and as founding president of the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation.  From 1995 to 2000 he was a weekly columnist for the Star-Telegram newspaper.

Source: Government page