Strident anti-masker and Trump supporter Republican Washington state senator Doug Erickson died of coronavirus at 52, the Seattle Times reports. An opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, Erickson reported he tested positive for the coronavirus after traveling to El Salvador last month.
Erickson pleaded with his state legislative colleagues to try to get monoclonal antibodies, which were unavailable in Central America. He ultimately arranged an emergency medical flight back to the United States.