No information has been made available for weeks about the location or condition of Republican state Sen. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale, since he was reportedly in a Florida hospital being treated for COVID-19.
Ericksen wrote to legislative colleagues in November saying he tested positive for COVID-19 in El Salvador and needed monoclonal antibodies.
He arranged a medevac flight from El Salvador that weekend, former state Rep. Luanne Van Werven said.
Van Werven said the next week that Ericksen was recovering at a Florida hospital. Van Werven told the Bellingham Herald on Friday she had no new information and it would be best to contact Ericksen’s family.
The newspaper has tried multiple times to reach the family.
Ericksen’s legislative staff members told the newspaper that they can’t comment.
Ericksen has been critical of continuing state measures aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19, including business closures, social distancing and masking. His vaccination status has been unknown.
While Ericksen has been away, several parts of his 42nd Legislative District in Whatcom County were hit by catastrophic flooding that damaged around 1,900 homes, businesses and other buildings.
His legislative counterparts, Rep. Alicia Rule, D-Blaine, and Rep. Sharon Shewmake, D-Bellingham, have helped with cleanup efforts and have promised aid to the flood-stricken communities of Everson, Nooksack and Sumas.
Condition, location of state lawmaker with COVID-19 unknown
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You know what, Scottie? There may be something going around, getting all these folks sick. Something they haven’t heard of.
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Hello Cagjr. You may be right, I heard something about hospitals being overwhelmed. The funny thing about this right wing grifter of a senator he was going to all these authoritarian places claiming to certify their elections, all these banana republics time plated dictator wannabe nations. Big denier of Covid and vacines, he was maga all the way. Then gets sick, begs his fellow Republicans to arragne for medications for him, begs them to find someone to arrange a med flight home for him and someone to pay for it. Remember he can not fly comertial because he has covid. I doubt he legally could enter the US with a known case but I don’t know for sure. What this post shows is he is missing. What did they do with the body? Did he die? Did they evac the wrong person? Was this a smuggling operation? As Tucker Carlson says, I am just asking the question. Hugs
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