Washington state lawmaker Doug Ericksen was a critic of emergency pandemic orders of Governor Jay Inslee.
"We have been unable to get ahold of Sen. Ericksen but we believe to be true," Smith said.
Ericksen sponsored a bill to protect the rights of those who refuse a COVID-19 vaccine which never got a hearing in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. He has also been critical of state measures limiting the spread of the virus including social distancing and masking. In October, the Freedom Caucus which along with Fortunato, Ericksen is a part of, called on Inslee to resign afterIn a statement, the caucus said Inslee,"has used COVID emergency powers to establish autocratic rule."The Washington State Capitol in Olympia. Republican state senator Doug Ericksen, who opposed COVID vaccine mandates, has appealed to fellow lawmakers to send monoclonal treatment after testing positive for the disease in El Salvador.
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