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The Republican lawmaker’s death came weeks after he revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 during a trip to El Salvador
Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen, a Republican who opposed vaccine mandates, has died after a battle with COVID-19.
Ericksen’s death came weeks after he revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19 during a trip to El Salvador, but his cause of death wasn’t immediately released. He was 52.
“We are heartbroken to share that our husband and father passed away on Friday,” Ericksen’s wife, Tasha, and his two daughters said in a statement issued through the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus on Saturday. “Please keep our family in your prayers and thank you for continuing to respect our privacy in this extremely difficult time.”
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Ericksen, who represented the 42nd District in Whatcom County, had sent an email to his Republican colleagues in the Washington House and Senate in November saying he had tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after he arrived in El Salvador.
He asked them for advice on how to receive monoclonal antibodies, which were not available in the country.
“I cannot get back home, and it’s to the point that I feel…
