Texas Republican Congressmember Ron Wright has died of complications from COVID-19 two weeks after he and his wife were both hospitalized with the disease in Dallas. Just four days ago, Congressmember Wright blasted teachers’ unions and Democrats for delaying the return of students to in-person classes, tweeting, “The CDC says schools can safely re-open if proper precautions are taken. What are we waiting for?”

Congressmember Wright is the second person elected to the 117th Congress to die of COVID-19, after 41-year-old Louisiana Republican Luke Letlow succumbed to the disease in December before he could take office for what would have been his freshman term.