How it started: On July 24th, Maine Public Media reported Republican state Rep Chris Johansen, an “outspoken opponent of coronavirus restrictions”, and his wife Cindy, the corresponding secretary-officer for the Aroostook County Republican party, were sick with Coronavirus, per a recording shared by Mainer News contributor Crash Barry.
How it’s going: “Aroostook County GOP treasurer, anti-masker and #antivaxxer Cindy Johansen, wife of state Rep. Chris Johansen, has lost her battle with COVID and died this morning, according to posts on her husband’s Facebook page” Crash Barry reported Wednesday.