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Wisconsin GOP senator (Andre Jacques), critic of mask mandates has COVID-19
Source: Associated Press
Wisconsin GOP senator, critic of mask mandates has COVID-19
By SCOTT BAUER
August 17, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. André Jacques, one of the Wisconsin Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was at the hospital on Monday with pneumonia.
The positive test and hospital care came after Jacque testified on Wednesday in a packed Capitol hearing room without wearing a mask.
The lawmaker from De Pere did not immediately return a text message Tuesday seeking comment on his condition. His spokesman, Matt Tompach, provided a statement from Jacque dated Monday night and said Tuesday afternoon that he had no update on his condition.
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Jacque said in the Monday night email that some of his family members also tested positive for the virus. Jacque, 40, has six children, including an infant.
Jacque said in the email that he was at the hospital with pneumonia, but did not say if he had been admitted. Jacque said he has had pneumonia before but did not immediately say whether it was diagnosed as COVID-19 pneumonia.
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By SCOTT BAUER
August 17, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state Sen. André Jacques, one of the Wisconsin Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was at the hospital on Monday with pneumonia.
The positive test and hospital care came after Jacque testified on Wednesday in a packed Capitol hearing room without wearing a mask.
The lawmaker from De Pere did not immediately return a text message Tuesday seeking comment on his condition. His spokesman, Matt Tompach, provided a statement from Jacque dated Monday night and said Tuesday afternoon that he had no update on his condition.
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Jacque said in the Monday night email that some of his family members also tested positive for the virus. Jacque, 40, has six children, including an infant.
Jacque said in the email that he was at the hospital with pneumonia, but did not say if he had been admitted. Jacque said he has had pneumonia before but did not immediately say whether it was diagnosed as COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/health-wisconsin-coronavirus-pandemic-a69e502d38cf88d172553996e56e72ea
FILE - In this March 2, 2015, file photo shows Wisconsin Republican state Rep. Andre Jacques at a labor committee hearing at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Jacques, one of the Legislature's most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was at the hospital on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 with pneumonia. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
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