Two Oregon GOP lawmakers absent due to COVID-19 exposure, diagnosis
Two Oregon GOP lawmakers absent due to COVID-19 exposure, diagnosis View Comments A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19, while another anti-mask Republican has been in quarantine for two weeks due to COVID-19 exposure. Rep. Mike Nearman, from near Independence, told a conservative talk radio host this week that he is recovering from coronavirus, though he did not say when or how he was exposed. "I have a really bad case of COVID and I’m kind of on the mend a little bit,” Nearman said.