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This page covers the deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines of political incumbents, candidates, and government officials resulting from COVID-19. It also covers individuals confirmed to have been tested and found not to carry COVID-19. At this time, listed incumbents, candidates, and government officials are limited to those within Ballotpedia's scope of coverage.

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Chart of state and federal official and candidate deaths and diagnoses

The following chart shows the number of state and federal officials and candidates who have been diagnosed with or have died as a result of COVID-19 since March, 2020.

Incumbents, candidates, and government officials who died as a result of coronavirus

The following is a list of political incumbents, candidates, and government officials confirmed to have died as a result of COVID-19 since March, 2020.

Federal

To date, Ballotpedia identified 3 politicians at the federal level who died as a result of COVID-19.

Name Office Date Status
Ronald Wright U.S. House Texas District 6 February 7, 2021 Wright died from complications related to COVID-19.[1]
Luke Letlow Representative-elect, Louisiana's 5th Congressional District December 29, 2020 Letlow died from complications related to COVID-19.[2]
Stephen F. Williams United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit August 7, 2020 Williams died as a result of complications related to COVID-19.

State

To date, Ballotpedia identified 10 politicians at the state level who died as a result of COVID-19.

Name Office Date Status
David Andahl Candidate, North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 October 5, 2020 Andahl died from complications related to COVID-19.[3]
Roy Edwards Wyoming House of Representatives District 53 November 2, 2020 Edwards died on November 2, 2020 due to complications related to COVID-19.[4]
Johnny Lee Baynes New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District March 26, 2020 Baynes died from complications caused by COVID-19.[5]
A. Benton Chafin Virginia State Senate District 38 January 1, 2021 Chafin passed away from complications related to coronavirus.[6]
Dick Hinch New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 December 9, 2020 The New Hampshire attorney general's office announced Hinch died from complications caused by COVID-19 on December 9.[7]
Jerry Relph Minnesota State Senate District 14 December 18, 2020 Relph passed away from complications related to coronavirus.[8] Relph announced he had tested positive for coronavirus on November 16, 2020.[9]
Ruben Reyes (Texas judge, District 72) Texas 72nd District Court December 12, 2020 Reyes died from complications related to COVID-19.[10]
Reggie Bagala Louisiana House of Representatives District 54 April 9, 2020 A friend of Bagala's announced he was in the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus. Bagala passed away from complications related to COVID-19 on April 9, 2020.[11]
Bob Glanzer South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 April 3, 2020 Glanzer died from complications caused by COVID-19.[12]
Noach Dear New York Supreme Court 2nd Judicial District April 20, 2020 Dear died from complications caused by COVID-19.[13]

Local

To date, Ballotpedia identified 5 politicians at the local level who died as a result of COVID-19.

Name Office Date Status
Marny Xiong At-large representative, Saint Paul Public Schools school board June 7, 2020 Xiong died from complications caused by COVID-19.[8]
Lillian Blancas El Paso Municipal Court December 7, 2020 Blancas died from complications caused by COVID-19.[14]
Benny Napoleon Wayne County Sheriff December 17, 2020 Napoleon died from complications caused by COVID-19.[15]
Michael Yun Jersey City Council Ward D April 6, 2020 Yun died of complications from COVID-19 on April 6, 2020.[16]
Nancy Stephenson Dougherty County Probate Court April 1, 2020 Stephenson died from complications caused by COVID-19.[17]

This list is not comprehensive. We encourage you to share updates from local officials, politicians, and candidates in your community at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Diagnosed incumbents, candidates, and government officials

The below chart shows states in which there is at least one federal or statewide official diagnosed with coronavirus.

The following is a list of political incumbents, candidates, and government officials confirmed to have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Federal

To date, Ballotpedia identified 71 diagnosed politicians, candidates, and government officials at the federal level.

Name Office Date Status
Jahana Hayes U.S. House Connecticut District 5 September 20, 2020 On Sept. 20, Hayes announced she had tested positive for coronavirus and would quarantine for 14 days.[18]
Salud Carbajal U.S. House California District 24 October 6, 2020 Carbajal announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.[19]
Drew Ferguson U.S. House Georgia District 3 October 30, 2020 Ferguson announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would be working from home for the time being.[20]
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) U.S. Senate, Wisconsin October 3, 2020 Johnson's office announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[21]
Donald Trump President of the United States October 2, 2020 Trump announced on Twitter that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for coronavirus.[22]
Mike Lee (Utah) U.S. Senate, Utah October 2, 2020 On October 2, 2020, Lee announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[23]
Thom Tillis (North Carolina) U.S. Senate North Carolina October 2, 2020 Tillis announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[24]
Bill Huizenga U.S. House Michigan District 2 October 14, 2020 Huizenga announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[25]
Mike Bost U.S. House Illinois District 12 October 12, 2020 Bost announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[26]
Michael Waltz U.S. House Florida District 6 November 6, 2020 Waltz announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[27]
Mark Meadows (North Carolina) White House Chief of Staff November 4, 2020 Meadows announced to advisors that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[28]
Austin Scott U.S. House Georgia District 8 November 30, 2020 Scott announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[29]
Ben Carson U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development November 3, 2020 Carson's deputy chief of staff announced that Carson had tested positive for COVID-19.[30]
Carlos Gimenez Member-elect, Florida's 26th Congressional District November 27, 2020 On November 27, 2020, Gimenez announced that he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus the previous day.[31]
Susie Lee U.S. House Nevada District 3 November 25, 2020 Lee announced she had tested positive for coronavirus.[32]
Rick Allen U.S. House Georgia District 12 November 24, 2020 Allen announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[33]
Virginia Foxx U.S. House North Carolina District 5 November 23, 2020 On November 23, 2020, Foxx announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[34]
Bryan Steil U.S. House Wisconsin District 1 November 22, 2020 Steil announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[35]
Joe Courtney U.S. House Connecticut District 2 November 22, 2020 Courtney announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[36]
Rick Scott U.S. Senate Florida November 20, 2020 Scott announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[37]
Dan Newhouse U.S. House Washington District 4 November 18, 2020 Newhouse announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[38]
Doug Lamborn U.S. House Colorado District 5 November 18, 2020 Lamborn announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[39]
Chuck Grassley U.S. Senate Iowa November 17, 2020 Grassley announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[40]
Ed Perlmutter U.S. House Colorado District 7 November 17, 2020 Perlmutter announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[41]
Tim Walberg U.S. House Michigan District 7 November 16, 2020 Walberg announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[42]
Cheri Bustos U.S. House Illinois District 17 November 16, 2020 Bustos announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[43]
Don Young (Alaska) U.S. House Alaska At-large District November 12, 2020 Young announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[44]
Suraj Patel Candidate, U.S. House New York District 12 March 30, 2020 Patel announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.[45]
Joe Cunningham U.S. House South Carolina District 1 March 27, 2020 Cunningham announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[46] He self-quarantined after learning a fellow congressman was infected.[47]
Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania) U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 March 27, 2020 Kelly announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[48]
Rand Paul U.S. Senate, Kentucky March 22, 2020 Paul announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[49]
Mario Diaz-Balart U.S. House Florida District 25 March 18, 2020 Diaz-Balart announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[50]
Ben McAdams U.S. House Utah District 4 March 18, 2020 McAdams announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[51]
Tom Rice (South Carolina) U.S. House South Carolina District 7 June 15, 2020 Rice announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the diseases caused by the novel coronavirus.[52]
Raul Grijalva U.S. House Arizona District 3 July 29, 2020 Grijalva announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[53]
Louie Gohmert U.S. House Texas District 1 July 28, 2020 Gohmert tested positive for coronavirus during a pre-screen at the White House. He had been scheduled to fly with President Trump (R) to Texas that day.[54]
Wesley Hunt (Congressional candidate, Texas) Candidate, U.S. House Texas District 7 July 28, 2020 Hunt announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was not experiencing any symptoms when he received his diagnosis.[55]
Morgan Griffith U.S. House Virginia District 9 July 14, 2020 Griffith announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[56]
Jacob LaTurner U.S. House Kansas District 2 January 7, 2021 LaTurner announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[57]
Michelle Steel U.S. House California District 48 January 7, 2021 Steel announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[58]
Kevin Brady (Texas) U.S. House Texas District 8 January 6, 2021 Brady announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[59]
Gus Bilirakis U.S. House Florida District 12 January 6, 2021 Bilirakis announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[60]
Kay Granger U.S. House Texas District 12 January 4, 2021 Granger announced she had tested positive for coronavirus.[61]
Stephen Lynch U.S. House Massachusetts District 8 January 29, 2021 Lynch announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[62]
Lori Trahan U.S. House Massachusetts District 3 January 28, 2021 Trahan announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[63]
Raul Ruiz U.S. House California District 36 January 19, 2021 Ruiz announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[64]
Lou Correa U.S. House California District 46 January 16, 2021 Correa announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[65]
Adriano Espaillat U.S. House New York District 13 January 14, 2021 Espaillat announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[66]
Brad Schneider U.S. House Illinois District 10 January 12, 2021 Schneider announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[67]
Bonnie Watson Coleman U.S. House New Jersey District 12 January 11, 2021 Coleman announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[68]
Pramila Jayapal U.S. House Washington District 7 January 11, 2021 Jayapal announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus after sheltering with Republican colleagues who she said refused to wear masks during the January 6 breach of the Capitol.[69]
Charles Fleischmann U.S. House Tennessee District 3 January 10, 2021 Fleischmann announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[70]
David Valadao Representative-elect, U.S. House California District 21 January 1, 2021 Valadao announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[71]
Ronald Wright U.S. House Texas District 6 February 7, 2021 Wright died from complications related to COVID-19.[72]
Robert Aderholt U.S. House Alabama District 4 December 4, 2020 On December 4, 2020, Aderholt announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.[73]
Maria Elvira Salazar U.S. House Florida District 27 December 31, 2020 Salazar announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[74]
Luke Letlow Representative-elect, Louisiana's 5th Congressional District December 29, 2020 Letlow died from complications related to COVID-19.[75]
Gwen Moore U.S. House Wisconsin District 4 December 28, 2020 On December 28, 2020, Moore announced she had tested positive for coronavirus.[76]
Rick Larsen U.S. House Washington District 2 December 23, 2020 Larsen announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[77]
Cedric Richmond U.S. House Louisiana District 2 December 17, 2020 Announced that Richmond had tested positive for coronavirus.[78]
Mike Rogers (Alabama) U.S. House Alabama District 3 December 17, 2020 Rogers announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[79]
Joe Wilson (South Carolina) U.S. House South Carolina District 2 December 16, 2020 Wilson announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[80]
David Bernhardt U.S. Secretary of the Interior December 16, 2020 Bernhardt announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[81]
Ken Calvert U.S. House California District 42 December 15, 2020 Calvert announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus in late November.[82]
Barry Loudermilk U.S. House Georgia District 11 December 15, 2020 Loudermilk announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[83]
Ted Budd U.S. House North Carolina District 13 December 1, 2020 Budd announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[84]
Rodney Davis (Illinois) U.S. House Illinois District 13 August 5, 2020 Davis announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[85]
Jenniffer González-Colón U.S. House Puerto Rico At-large District August 24, 2020 Gonzalez-Colon announced on Facebook that she tested positive for coronavirus.[86]
Dan Meuser U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 August 22, 2020 Meuser announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[87]
Bill Cassidy U.S. Senate Louisiana August 20, 2020 Cassidy announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[88]
Neal Dunn U.S. House Florida District 2 April 9, 2020 Dunn announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[89]

State

To date, Ballotpedia identified 225 diagnosed politicians, candidates, and government officials at the state level.

Name Office Date Status
Gerald Neal Kentucky State Senate District 33 September 8, 2020 Neal announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[90]
Attica Scott Kentucky House of Representatives District 41 September 6, 2020 Scott announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19.[91]
Beau LaFave Michigan House of Representatives District 108 September 29, 2020 LaFave announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[92]
Ralph Northam Governor of Virginia September 25, 2020 Northam announced that he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus.[93]
Katrina Shealy South Carolina State Senate District 23 September 24, 2020 Shealy announced that she and her husband had tested positive for coronavirus.[94]
Mike Parson Governor of Missouri September 23, 2020 Parson announced that he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus.[95]
Sam Yingling Illinois House of Representatives District 62 September 21, 2020 On September 21, a spokesperson for Yingling announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus and began self-quarantining.[96]
Fred Hawkins Candidate, Florida House of Representatives District 42 September 21, 2020 Hawkins announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[96]
Tom Takubo West Virginia State Senate District 17 September 21, 2020 Takubo announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[97]
Bob Peterson (Ohio) Ohio State Senate District 17 September 14, 2020 The Columbus Dispatch reported that Peterson had tested positive for coronavirus.[98]
Pamela Evette Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina September 14, 2020 a representative for Gov. McMaster (R) announced that Evette had tested positive for coronavirus and was quarantining at home.[99]
Loretta H. Rush Indiana Supreme Court September 13, 2020 Rush announced on September 13 that she had tested positive for coronavirus and was quarantining at home.[100]
Joe Polletta Connecticut House of Representatives District 68 October 9, 2020 Polletta announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[101]
Dan Sparks (Minnesota) Minnesota State Senate District 27 October 8, 2020 Sparks announced he had tested positive for coronavirus on October 8.[102]
Lorenzo Sierra Arizona House of Representatives District 19 October 5, 2020 Arizona House Democrats announced that Sierra had been admitted to the hospital due to complications related to COVID-19.[103]
Stacy Garrity Candidate, Pennsylvania Treasurer October 5, 2020 Garrity's campaign announced she had tested positive for coronavirus.[104]
Jim Ott Wisconsin State Assembly District 23 October 3, 2020 Ott announced that he was self-quarantining after attending an event with Senator Ron Johnson (R), who later tested positive for coronavirus.[105]
Manuel Guzman Candidate, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 October 26, 2020 On October 29, 2020, Guzman announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[106]
Cecile Bledsoe Arkansas State Senate District 3 October 26, 2020 Arkansas state Senate president Jim Hendren announced that Bledsoe had tested positive for COVID-19.[107]
Dan McCay Utah State Senate District 11 October 24, 2020 McCay announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[108]
Charlene Fite Arkansas House of Representatives District 80 October 24, 2020 Fite announced on Facebook that she had tested positive for COVID-19.[109]
Fatima Dirie Candidate, Utah House of Representatives District 33 October 24, 2020 Dirie announced she tested positive for COVID-19.[110]
Robert Burch Jr. Candidate, Utah House of Representatives District 30 October 24, 2020 Burch announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[111]
Tom Dent Washington House of Representatives District 13-Position 1 October 21, 2020 On October 21, 2020, Dent's assistant announced that Dent had tested positive for coronavirus on October 8.[112]
Will Ainsworth Lieutenant Governor of Alabama October 21, 2020 On October 21, 2020, Ainsworth announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus and that he would self-quarantine.[113]
Joe Miller (Ohio House District 56) Ohio House of Representatives District 56 October 2, 2020 Miller announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[114]
Scott Allen (Wisconsin) Wisconsin State Assembly District 97 October 2, 2020 Allen announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[115]
Steven Haugaard South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 October 19, 2020 Haugaard announced he had spent the last two weeks battling coronavirus.[116]
Blake Moore Candidate, U.S. House Utah District 1 October 16, 2020 Moore announced he been diagnosed with coronavirus.[117]
David Welter Illinois House of Representatives District 75 October 16, 2020 Welter announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[118]
Gary VanDeaver Texas House of Representatives District 1 October 13, 2020 VanDeaver announced he had tested positive for coronaviurs.[119]
Meg Froelich Colorado House of Representatives District 3 October 1, 2020 Froelich announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[120]
D. Ryan McCabe South Carolina House of Representatives District 96 October 1, 2020 McCabe announced on Facebook that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[121]
Paul Schemel Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 90 October 1, 2020 Schemel announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[122]
James Gregory (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 80 October 1, 2020 Gregory announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[123]
Mike Groene Nebraska State Senate District 42 November 9, 2020 Groene announced that he had contracted COVID-19 in late October.[124]
Ray Rodrigues Florida State Senate District 27 November 9, 2020 Rodrigues announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[125]
Ashley Hinson Iowa House of Representatives District 67 November 9, 2020 Hinson announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[126]
Geraldine Thompson Florida House of Representatives District 44 November 8, 2020 Thompson announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[127]
Jim Ananich Michigan State Senate District 27 November 6, 2020 Ananich announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[128]
Todd Rokita Attorney General-elect of Indiana November 3, 2020 Rokita announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[129]
Jenny Graham Washington House of Representatives District 6-Position 2 November 3, 2020 Graham announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 and was recovering at home.[130]
Chris Welch Illinois House of Representatives District 7 November 29, 2020 Welch announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[131]
Richard Bennett (Maine) member-elect of the Maine State Senate, District 19 November 29, 2020 Bennett announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[132]
Jared Polis Governor of Colorado November 28, 2020 Polis announced that he and his partner, Marlon Reis, had tested positive for coronavirus.[133]
Arlando Teller Arizona House of Representatives District 7 November 27, 2020 Teller was admitted to the hospital because of complications related to COVID-19.[134]
Doug Mastriano Pennsylvania State Senate District 33 November 25, 2020 Mastriano tested positive for coronavirus.[135]
Mark Gordon Governor of Wyoming November 25, 2020 Gordon announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[136]
Andres Cano Arizona House of Representatives District 3 November 25, 2020 Cano announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[137]
Kyra Harris Bolden Michigan House of Representatives District 35 November 24, 2020 Bolden announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[138]
Doyle Heffley Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 122 November 23, 2020 Heffley announced on Facebook that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[139]
Jordan Harris Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 186 November 18, 2020 Harris announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[140]
Drew Perkins Wyoming State Senate District 29 November 17, 2020 Perkins announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[141]
James Anderson (Wyoming State Senate District 28) Wyoming State Senate District 28 November 16, 2020 Anderson announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[142]
Paul Gazelka Minnesota State Senate District 9 November 15, 2020 Gazelka announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[143]
Steve Sisolak Governor of Nevada November 13, 2020 Sisolak announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[144]
Josh Revak Alaska State Senate District M November 13, 2020 Revak announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[145]
David Senjem Minnesota State Senate District 25 November 13, 2020 On November 13, 2020, Senjem announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[146]
David Lucas Sr. Georgia State Senate District 26 November 12, 2020 Lucas' wife confirmed he was in the hospital with COVID-19.[147]
Dayan Hochman New Mexico House of Representatives District 15 November 10, 2020 Hochman announced that she tested positive for COVID-19 after her husband tested positive for the virus in October.[148]
Gerald VandeWalle North Dakota Supreme Court May 25, 2020 court officials said VandeWalle had tested positive for coronavirus and was receiving medical treatment.[149]
Mike Moser Nebraska State Senate District 22 May 25, 2020 On May 25, 2020, a Nebraska state senator who wished to remain anonymous confirmed that Moser had been hospitalized due to COVID-19.[150]
Debra Lehrmann Texas Supreme Court Place 3 May 21, 2020 Lehrmann announced that she and her husband tested positive for COVID-19.[151]
Andrew Lewis (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 105 May 20, 2020 On May 27, 2020, Lewis revealed that he had tested positive for coronavirus on May 20.[152]
Edgar Gonzalez Jr. Illinois House of Representatives District 21 May 18, 2020 On May 18, 2020, Gonzalez announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[153]
James L. Seward New York State Senate District 51 March 30, 2020 it was announced that James Seward tested positive for COVID-19.[154]
Brian Smith (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 66 March 29, 2021 Smith announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[155]
Matthew Gambill Georgia House of Representatives District 15 March 27, 2020 Gambill tested positive for coronavirus.[156]
Brian Miller (New York) New York State Assembly District 101 March 27, 2020 It was announced that Brian Miller tested positive for COVID-19.[157]
Edward James (Louisiana) Louisiana House of Representatives District 101 March 26, 2020 James tested positive for COVID-19. He began a self-quarantine on March 22, 2020, after experiencing symptoms.[158]
Tyrone Carter Michigan House of Representatives District 6 March 26, 2020 Carter tested positive for coronavirus.[159]
Lester Jackson Georgia State Senate District 2 March 25, 2020 Jackson announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[160]
Jason Lowe Oklahoma House of Representatives District 97 March 25, 2020 It was announced that Lowe tested positive for coronavirus.[161]
Michael Day Massachusetts House of Representatives 31st Middlesex District March 25, 2020 Day announced he tested tested positive for coronavirus.[162]
Paul Rosino Oklahoma State Senate District 45 March 24, 2020 Rosino announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[163]
Carl Heastie New York State Assembly District 83 March 23, 2021 Heastie announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[164]
Jim Smallwood Colorado State Senate District 4 March 23, 2020 Jim Smallwood announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[165]
David Bowen (Wisconsin) Wisconsin State Assembly District 10 March 23, 2020 Bowen tested positive for coronavirus after he came in contact with a fellow local official who had also tested positive.[166]
Nikema Williams Georgia State Senate District 39 March 23, 2020 Williams announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[167]
Joseph Griffo New York State Senate District 47 March 22, 2021 Griffo announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[168]
Luz Escamilla Utah State Senate District 1 March 22, 2020 Escamilla tested positive for coronavirus.[169]
Bruce Thompson (Georgia) Georgia State Senate District 14 March 22, 2020 Thompson announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[170] Previously, he announced a self-quarantine after being hospitalized with an undiagnosed illness.[171]
Brandon Steele West Virginia House of Delegates District 29 March 21, 2021 On March 21, 2021, Steele announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[172]
Clinton Calabrese New Jersey General Assembly District 36 March 21, 2020 Calabrese announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[173]
Joe Runions Missouri House of Representatives District 37 March 20, 2020 Runions learned that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[174]
Kay Kirkpatrick Georgia State Senate District 32 March 20, 2020 Kirkpatrick announced she tested positive for coronavirus[175]
Rick Herrick Candidate, California State Assembly District 33 March 20, 2020 Herrick tested positive for coronavirus.[176]
Clarence Nishihara Hawaii State Senate District 17 March 20, 2020 Nishihara announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[177]
Aaron Bean Florida State Senate District 4 March 2, 2021 Bean announced that he and his wife tested positive for coronavirus.[178]
Kimberly Jean-Pierre New York State Assembly District 11 March 19, 2020 Jean-Pierre announced that she tested positive for coronavirus.[179]
Jane Garibay Connecticut House of Representatives District 60 March 19, 2020 Garibay announced that she tested positive for coronavirus.[180]
Julie Yamamoto Idaho House of Representatives District 10A March 18, 2021 Yamamoto announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus on March 17.[181]
Greg Chaney Idaho House of Representatives District 10B March 18, 2021 Chaney tested positive for coronavirus.[182]
James Ruchti Idaho House of Representatives District 29B March 18, 2021 Ruchti tested positive for coronavirus.[183]
Brandon Beach Georgia State Senate District 21 March 18, 2020 Beach announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[184]
Ryan Kerby Idaho House of Representatives District 9A March 16, 2021 Kerby announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[185]
Terrence Hughes Candidate, Colorado House of Representatives District 7 March 15, 2020 It was announced that Terrence Hughes tested positive for coronavirus.[186]
Helene Weinstein New York State Assembly District 41 March 14, 2020 Weinstein announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[187]
Charles Barron New York State Assembly District 60 March 14, 2020 Barron announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[188]
Lance Clow Idaho House of Representatives District 24A March 12, 2021 Clow announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[189]
Bruce Skaug Idaho House of Representatives District 12A March 12, 2021 Skaug announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[190]
Cynthia Roe Oklahoma House of Representatives District 42 June 26, 2020 Roe announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19.[191]
Nancy Mace South Carolina House of Representatives District 99, Candidate, U.S. House South Carolina District 1 June 23, 2020 Mace announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19, the diseases caused by the novel coronavirus.[192]
Kwame Raoul Attorney General of Illinois June 16, 2020 Raoul announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the diseases caused by the novel coronavirus.[193]
Jon Huntsman Jr. Candidate, Governor of Utah June 10, 2020 Huntsman announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.[194]
John Faulkner Mississippi House of Representatives District 5 July 9, 2020 Faulkner announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[195]
Earle Banks Mississippi House of Representatives District 67 July 8, 2020 Banks announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[196]
Ronnie Crudup Jr. Mississippi House of Representatives District 71 July 8, 2020 On July 8, 2020, Crudup write in a Facebook post that he tested positive for COVID-19.[197]
Tom Lackey California State Assembly District 36 July 8, 2020 Lackey's chief of staff announced that Lackey had tested positive for COVID-19.[198]
Kent Calfee Tennessee House of Representatives District 32 July 7, 2020 Calfee announced on Facebook that he and his wife tested positive for coronavirus.[199]
Delbert Hosemann Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi July 7, 2020 Hosemann tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released by his spokesperson.[200]
Greg Haney Mississippi House of Representatives District 118 July 7, 2020 Haney announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.[201]
Stephanie Howse Ohio House of Representatives District 11 July 6, 2020 Howse announced on Twitter that she tested positive for coronavirus.[202]
Autumn Burke California State Assembly District 62 July 6, 2020 Burke said in a tweet that she had tested positive for coronavirus. She said she was not experiencing any symptoms.[203]
Philip Gunn Mississippi House of Representatives District 56 July 5, 2020 Gunn announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[204]
Trey Lamar Mississippi House of Representatives District 8 July 5, 2020 Lamar confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19.[205]
Tony Tinderholt Texas House of Representatives District 94 July 31, 2020 Tinderholt announced he tested positive for and was hospitalized because of coronavirus.[206]
Rob Bradley Florida State Senate District 5 July 28, 2020 Bradley announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[207]
Christopher Bowen (Connecticut) Candidate, Connecticut House of Representatives District 105 July 28, 2020 Bowen announced on Facebook that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[208]
Jason Rapert Arkansas State Senate District 35 July 23, 2020 Rapert announced that he was in the hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.[18]
Randy Fine Florida House of Representatives District 53 July 22, 2020 Fine announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[209]
Max Wise Kentucky State Senate District 16 July 20, 2020 Wise announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[210]
Julia Salazar New York State Senate District 18 July 2, 2020 New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) announced in a press release that Salazar had tested positive for COVID-19.[211]
William Brown (Mississippi) Mississippi House of Representatives District 70 July 2, 2020 Brown announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[212]
Renee Swann Candidate, Texas' 17th Congressional District July 2, 2020 On July 2, 2020, Swann announced she and her husband had tested positive for coronavirus.[213]
Shevrin Jones Florida House of Representatives District 101 July 2, 2020 Jones announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[214]
Manly Barton Mississippi House of Representatives District 109 July 16, 2020 Rep. John Read (R) announced on Facebook that Barton was hospitalized with COVID-19.[215]
Kevin Stitt Governor of Oklahoma July 15, 2020 Stitt announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[216]
Anthony Williams (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania State Senate District 8 July 14, 2020 Williams announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[217]
Randy Price Alabama State Senate District 13 July 11, 2020 Price was hospitalized due to COVID-19.[218]
Danny Earl Britt North Carolina State Senate District 13 July 10, 2020 Britt announced on Twitter that he tested positive for coronavirus.[219]
Abdullah Hammoud Michigan House of Representatives District 15 January 8, 2021 Hammoud announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[220]
David Bedey Montana House of Representatives District 86 January 8, 2021 Bedey announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[221]
Summer Lee Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 34 January 5, 2021 Lee announced on Twitter that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[222]
Molly Mitchell Spearman South Carolina Superintendent of Education January 4, 2021 Spearman announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[223]
Amy Nielsen Iowa House of Representatives District 77 January 30, 2021 Nielsen announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[224]
Michael V. Lee North Carolina State Senate District 9 January 28, 2021 Lee announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[225]
Gary Farmer (Florida Senate) Florida State Senate District 34 January 27, 2021 Farmer announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[226]
Todd Weiler Utah State Senate District 23 January 25, 2021 State Senate President J. Stuart Adams announced Weiler tested positive for coronavirus.[227]
Loranne Ausley Florida State Senate District 3 January 25, 2021 Ausley announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[228]
Jason Shoaf Florida House of Representatives District 7 January 24, 2021 Shoaf announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[229]
Carl Sherman Sr. (Texas House of Representatives) Texas House of Representatives District 109 January 22, 2021 Sherman announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[230]
Andrew Koenig Missouri State Senate District 15 January 22, 2021 Koenig announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[231]
Ed Jackson Tennessee State Senate District 27 January 21, 2021 Jackson announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[232]
Robert Tomlinson Pennsylvania State Senate District 6 January 21, 2021 Tomlinson announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[233]
Lanny Fite Arkansas House of Representatives District 23 January 20, 2021 Fite announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[234]
Mike Harmon Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts January 2, 2021 Harmon announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[235]
Keith Slape Arkansas House of Representatives District 83 January 18, 2021 Slape announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[236]
William Rabon North Carolina State Senate District 8 January 18, 2021 Rabon announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[237]
Brian Turner North Carolina House of Representatives District 116 January 18, 2021 Turner announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[238]
Terry Wanzek North Dakota State Senate District 29 January 18, 2021 Wanzek announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[239]
Aaron Kaufer Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 January 17, 2021 Kaufer announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[240]
Patty Kim Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 103 January 15, 2021 Kim announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[241]
Freddie Sims Georgia State Senate District 12 January 15, 2021 Sims announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[242]
Joe Deshotel Texas House of Representatives District 22 January 14, 2021 Deshotel announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[243]
Matthew Bradford Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 90 January 14, 2021 Bradford announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[244]
Milton Nicks Jr. Arkansas House of Representatives District 50 January 13, 2021 Nicks announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[245]
Mike Dugan Georgia State Senate District 30 January 12, 2021 Dugan announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[246]
Fiona Nave Montana House of Representatives District 57 January 11, 2021 Nave announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[247]
Kathleen Passidomo Florida State Senate District 28 January 10, 2021 Passidomo announced she had tested positive for coronavirus.[248]
Aaron Aylward South Dakota House of Representatives District 6 February 8, 2021 Aylward announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[249]
Jim Boyd Florida State Senate District 21 February 8, 2021 Boyd announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[250]
Chris Karr South Dakota House of Representatives District 11 February 8, 2021 Karr announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[251]
Brian Putnam Montana House of Representatives District 9 February 7, 2021 Putnam announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[252]
Deb Goldberg Massachusetts Treasurer February 7, 2021 Goldberg announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[253]
Natasha Marcus North Carolina State Senate District 41 February 3, 2021 Marcus announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[254]
Mike Cronk Alaska House of Representatives District 6 February 24, 2021 Cronk announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[255]
Mike Dunleavy Governor of Alaska February 24, 2021 Dunleavy announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[256]
Bride Rose Sweeney Ohio House of Representatives District 14 February 23, 2021 Sweeney announced on Twitter that she tested positive for coronavirus.[257]
Dan Daley Florida House of Representatives District 97 February 22, 2021 Daley announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[258]
Susan J. Serino New York State Senate District 41 February 22, 2021 Serino announced on Twitter that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[259]
Steve Bair Idaho State Senate District 31 February 16, 2021 Bair announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[260]
Hugh Bartels South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 February 15, 2021 Bartels announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[261]
Will Mortenson South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 February 12, 2021 Mortenson announced in a tweet that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[262]
Katrina Jackson Louisiana State Senate District 34 February 12, 2021 Jackson announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[263]
Ross Fitzgerald Montana House of Representatives District 17 February 12, 2021 Fitzgerald announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[264]
Nancy York South Dakota House of Representatives District 5 February 11, 2021 York announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[265]
Taffy Howard South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 February 11, 2021 Howard announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[266]
Tamara St. John South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 February 10, 2021 St. John announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[267]
Becky Beard Montana House of Representatives District 80 February 10, 2021 State Sen. Jason Ellsworth, who chairs the COVID-19 panel, announced Beard tested positive for coronavirus.[268]
Tarah Toohil Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 116 February 10, 2021 Toohil announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[269]
John Rogers (Ohio) Ohio House of Representatives District 60 December 9, 2020 Rogers announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[270]
Tom Wolf Governor of Pennsylvania December 9, 2020 Wolf announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[271]
Mike Reese Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 59 December 7, 2020 Reese announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[272]
George Borrello New York State Senate District 57 December 7, 2020 Borrello announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[273]
David Byrd (Tennessee) Tennessee House of Representatives District 71 December 6, 2020 Byrd was hospitalized and diagnosed with COVID-19.[274]
Grace Diaz Rhode Island House of Representatives District 11 December 30, 2020 On December 30, 2020, Diaz announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[275]
Ronald Caldwell Arkansas State Senate District 23 December 3, 2020 Caldwell announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus the week before, and had been at home recovering.[276]
John Schroder (Louisiana) Louisiana State Treasurer December 3, 2020 the treasurer's office announced Schroder had been hospitalized for coronavirus.[277]
Dennis Bonnen Texas House of Representatives District 25 December 27, 2020 Bonnen announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[278]
Henry McMaster Governor of South Carolina December 22, 2020 McMaster announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[279]
Thomas Huff (Kentucky) Kentucky House of Representatives District 49 December 22, 2020 Huff announced on Facebook that he was in the hospital with COVID-19.[280]
Sandy McGarry South Carolina House of Representatives District 44 December 2, 2020 McGarry announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus shortly after Thanksgiving.[281]
Jerry Relph Minnesota State Senate District 14 December 18, 2020 Relph passed away from complications related to coronavirus.[8] Relph announced he had tested positive for coronavirus on November 16, 2020.[282]
Walter Timilty Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth District December 17, 2020 Timilty announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[283]
Billy Nungesser Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana December 17, 2020 Nungesser announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[284]
Wilton Simpson Florida State Senate District 10 December 14, 2020 Simpson announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[285]
Kimberly Rice New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 37 December 14, 2020 Rice announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[286]
Reynold Nesiba South Dakota State Senate District 15 December 12, 2020 Nesiba announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[287]
John Yudichak Pennsylvania State Senate District 14 December 10, 2020 Yudichak announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[288]
Barry J. Jozwiak Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 5 December 10, 2020 Jozwiak announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[289]
Ray Holmberg North Dakota State Senate District 17 December 10, 2020 Holmberg announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[290]
Carlton Wing Arkansas House of Representatives District 38 December 10, 2020 Wing announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[291]
Todd Huston Indiana House of Representatives District 37 December 10, 2020 Huston announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[292]
Dexter Sharper Georgia House of Representatives District 177 December 10, 2020 Sharper tested positive for coronavirus.[293]
Deidre Henderson Utah State Senate District 7 August 8, 2020 Henderson announced on Twitter that she tested positive for coronavirus.[294]
Christopher Latvala Florida House of Representatives District 67 August 30, 2020 Latvala announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[295]
Bill Beck (Tennessee) Tennessee House of Representatives District 51 August 27, 2020 Beck announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[296]
Bryce Reeves Virginia State Senate District 17 August 25, 2020 Reeves announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[297]
Ron Ryckman Kansas House of Representatives District 78 August 2, 2020 Ryckman announced that he tested positive for coronavirus in July and was briefly hospitalized.[298]
Tom Barrett (Michigan) Michigan State Senate District 24 August 2, 2020 Barrett announced he tested positive for coronavirus after a screening as part of his Army National Guard duties.[299]
Tina Maharath Ohio State Senate District 3 August 17, 2020 Maharath announced that she tested positive for coronavirus, along with two of her relatives.[300]
Brian Jones (California) California State Senate District 38 August 16, 2020 Jones announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[301]
Mike Carter (Tennessee representative) Tennessee House of Representatives District 29 August 16, 2020 Rep. Jeremy Faison (R), Chairman of the House Republican Caucus, told Republican members of the House that Carter had been hospitalized with COVID-19 in an email.[302]
Kel Seliger Texas State Senate District 31 August 12, 2020 Seliger announced on Twitter that he tested positive for coronavirus.[303]
Karen Whitsett Michigan House of Representatives District 9 April 6, 2020 It was announced that Whitsett had tested positive for COVID-19 and was recovering at home.[304]
Les Warren Arkansas House of Representatives District 25 April 6, 2020 Warren announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.[305]
Greg Gianforte Governor of Montana April 5, 2021 Gianforte announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[306]
Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung Candidate, Rhode Island House of Representatives District 15 April 28, 2020 On April 28, 2020, Fenton-Fung announced that she tested positive for COVID-19.[307]
James G. Skoufis New York State Senate District 39 April 24, 2020 Skoufis announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[308]
Lupe Contreras Arizona State Senate District 19 April 22, 2020 Contreras announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 after caring for his mother, who had earlier tested positive for the virus.[309]
Dale Folwell North Carolina Treasurer April 2, 2020 Folwell tested positive for COVID-19.[310]
Delores McQuinn Virginia House of Delegates District 70 April 15, 2020 McQuinn announced she tested positive for COVID-19 and was recovering at home.[311]
Vivian Flowers Arkansas House of Representatives District 17 April 1, 2020 Flowers tested positive for COVID-19.[312]
Reginald Murdock Arkansas House of Representatives District 48 April 1, 2020 A spokeswoman for Murdock announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[313]

Local

To date, Ballotpedia identified 42 diagnosed politicians, candidates, and government officials at the local level.

Name Office Date Status
John D. Moss Virginia Beach City Council At-large October 5, 2020 Moss announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[314]
Mike Coffman (Colorado) Mayor of Aurora October 25, 2020 Coffman announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[315]
Daniella Levine Cava Mayor of Miami-Dade County November 30, 2020 Levine Cava announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[316]
Scott Wilson (Florida) Jacksonville City Council District 4 November 3, 2020 Wilson announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[317]
Victoria Seaman Las Vegas City Council Ward 2 November 23, 2020 Seaman announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[318]
Betsy Price Mayor of Fort Worth November 19, 2020 Price announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19.[319]
Jerry Dyer Mayor-elect of Fresno November 10, 2020 Dyer announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[320]
Letitia Plummer Houston City Council At-large Position 4 May 11, 2020 Plummer announced she tested positive for COVID-19 and was self-quarantining at home while recovering.[321]
Darius G. Pridgen Buffalo Common Council Ellicott District March 29, 2020 On March 29, 2020, Pridgen announced that he had tested posititive for coronavirus.[322]
Paula McCraney Louisville Metro Council District 7 March 28, 2020 McCraney tested positive for COVID-19.[323]
Melinda Katz Queens County District Attorney March 28, 2020 Katz tested positive for COVID-19.[324]
Rolando R. Lavarro Jr. Jersey City Council At-large March 27, 2020 Lavarro announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[325]
Andrea Cardenas Candidate, Chula Vista City Council District 4 March 26, 2020 On March 26, 2020, Andrea Cardenas tested positive for COVID-19.[326]
Kelvin Barrios Candidate, San Diego City Council District 9 March 21, 2020 Kelvin Barrios announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[327]
Chris Sloan Oklahoma City District Attorney March 20, 2020 Sloan tested positive for coronavirus after learning a friend he traveled with also tested positive.[328]
Inez Barron New York City Council District 42 March 19, 2020 Barron tested positive for coronavirus.[329]
Ritchie Torres New York City Council District 15 March 16, 2020 Torres tested positive for coronavirus.[330]
Sam Newby Jacksonville City Council At-large Position 5 March 14, 2020 Newby tested positive for coronavirus.[331]
Steve Padilla Chula Vista City Council District 3 March 14, 2020 Steve Padilla announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[332]
Francis Suarez Mayor of Miami March 13, 2020 Suarez tested positive for coronavirus.[333]On March 31, 2020, Suarez announced he tested negative for a second time and ended his quarantine.[334]
Cary Moon (Texas) Fort Worth City Council District 4 June 25, 2020 Moon announced he had tested positive for COVID-19.[335]
Keisha Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta July 6, 2020 Bottoms announced on Twitter that she had tested positive for coronavirus but did not have symptoms.[336]
Richard Moore III Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court July 3, 2020 Moore's wife, Sheryl DeMetz Moore, announced on Facebook he had been hospitalized due to COVID-19.[337]
Lisa Wheeler-Bowman St. Petersburg City Council District 7 July 14, 2020 Wheeler-Bowman announced revealed that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[338]
Carrie Austin Chicago City Council Ward 34 July 13, 2020 Austin announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[339]
Francisco Heredia Mesa City Council District 3 January 6, 2021 Heredia announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[340]
Levar Stoney Mayor of Richmond January 27, 2021 Stoney announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[341]
Kevin Carrico Jacksonville City Council District 4 January 26, 2021 Carrico announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus. He entered the emergency room on Jan. 28.[342]
Charlie Miranda Tampa City Council District 2 At-Large January 21, 2021 Miranda announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[343]
Ruby Faye Woolridge Arlington City Council District 6 January 15, 2021 Woolridge announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[344]
Andrew Yang Candidate, Mayor of New York February 2, 2021 Yang announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[345]
Jessica Haller Candidate, New York City Council District 11 February 2, 2021 Haller announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[346]
Clayton Perry San Antonio City Council District 10 February 2, 2021 Perry announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[347]
Mark Squilla Philadelphia City Council District 1 December 9, 2020 Squilla announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[348]
Esmeralda Soria Fresno City Council District 1 December 7, 2020 Soria announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[349]
Austin Quinn-Davidson Mayor of Anchorage December 6, 2020 SQuinn-Davidson announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[350]
Randall L. Woodfin Mayor of Birmingham December 30, 2020 Woodfin's office announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.[351]
Aaron Bowman Jacksonville City Council District 3 December 21, 2020 Bowman announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[352]
Michael Scott Jr. Chicago City Council Ward 24 August 6, 2020 Scott announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[353]
Brenda Jones (Michigan) Detroit City Council At-large April 2, 2020 Jones announced she tested positive for COVID-19.[354]
Barry Grodenchik New York City Council District 23 April 2, 2020 Grodenchik announced he tested positive for coronavirus.[355]
Paul Vallone New York City Council District 19 April 1, 2020 Vallone announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[356]

This list is not comprehensive. We encourage you to share updates from local officials, politicians, and candidates in your community at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Self-quarantined incumbents, candidates, and government officials

The following is a list of political incumbents, candidates, and government officials who were self-quarantined or isolated after possible exposure to coronavirus.

Federal

To date, Ballotpedia identified 41 politicians, candidates, and government officials at the federal level who were self-quarantined.

Name Office Date Status
William Barr U.S. Attorney General October 4, 2020 A Justice Department spokesperson said Barr was self-quarantining and had tested negative for COVID-19 four times since October 2.. Barr had attended a White House event announcing Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on September 26.[357]
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell U.S. House Florida District 26 May 22, 2020 Mucarsel-Powell announced that she was self-quarantining after visiting a nursing home on behalf of constituents. Several people at the nursing home had tested positive for coronavirus.[358]
Lamar Alexander U.S. Senate Tennessee May 11, 2020 Alexander announced he would self-quarantine for 14 days after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. According to his chief of staff, Alexander tested negative for the virus on May 7.[359]
Paul Gosar U.S. House Arizona District 4 March 9, 2020 Gosar announced he would self-quarantine following his exposure to an individual who had tested positive for coronavirus.[360]
Ted Cruz U.S. Senator, Texas March 9, 2020 Cruz announced on March 9, 2020, that he would self-quarantine following his potential exposure to the coronavirus. He announced the end of his self-quarantine on March 17.[361][362]
Doug Collins U.S. House Georgia District 9 March 9, 2020 Collins announced he would self-quarantine following his exposure to an individual who had tested positive for coronavirus.[363]
Julia Brownley U.S. House California District 26 March 9, 2020 Brownley announced she would self-quarantine following a meeting with someone later diagnosed with coronavirus.[364]
Nydia Velazquez U.S. House New York District 7 March 30, 2020 After speaking to the House attending physician, Velazquez announced that she likely contracted COVID-19 and is self-quarantined.[365]
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher U.S. House Texas District 7 March 30, 2020 Fletcher announced she tested negative for COVID-19.[366]

She previously announced a self-quarantine after experiencing symptoms similar to the virus.[367]

Josh Gottheimer U.S. House New Jersey District 5 March 28, 2020 Gottheimer announced that he tested negative for COVID-19.[368] He previously self-quarantined for the virus.[369]
Ayanna Pressley U.S. House Massachusetts District 7 March 27, 2020 Pressley announced that she tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19).[370] She previously self-quarantined after experiencing flu-like symptoms.[371]
Katie Porter U.S. House California District 45 March 27, 2020 Porter tested negative for coronavirus. She self-quarantined two days earlier after experiencing symptoms similar to the virus.[372][373]
Kelly Armstrong U.S. House North Dakota At-large District March 27, 2020 Armstrong announced that he would self-quarantine for two weeks after returning to North Dakota from Washington D.C.[374]
Seth Moulton U.S. House Massachusetts District 6 March 25, 2020 Moulton self-quarantined for COVID-19.[375]
Mitt Romney U.S. Senate Utah March 24, 2020 Romney's office announced he tested negative for coronavirus. He tested for the virus after entering a self-quarantine on March 22, 2020.[376][377]
Stephanie Grisham White House press secretary March 24, 2020 The White House announced Grisham tested negative for coronavirus. She self-quarantined for the virus after discovering she had contact with people who were diagnosed with COVID-19.[378][379]
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. U.S. House Texas District 15 March 24, 2020 It was announced that Gonzalez tested negative for coronavirus. He announced a self-quarantine the previous week.[380][381]
Andrew Kim (New Jersey) U.S. House New Jersey District 3 March 24, 2020 Kim announced he tested negative for coronavirus. He previously announced a self-quarantine on March 19, 2020.[382][383]
Xochitl Torres Small U.S. House New Mexico District 2 March 20, 2020 Torres Small announced a two-week self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus.[384]
David Price U.S. House North Carolina District 4 March 19, 2020 Price announced a voluntary self-quarantine after being in contact with a congressman who tested positive for coronavirus.[385]
Anthony Brindisi U.S. House New York District 22 March 19, 2020 Brindisi announced that he will self-quarantine after he was in close contact with one of two congressmen to test positive for coronavirus.[386]
Kendra Horn U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 March 19, 2020 Horn announced a self-quarantine after a member of the U.S. House she previously had contact with tested positive for coronavirus.[387]
Tom Cole (Oklahoma) U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 March 19, 2020 Cole announced a voluntary self-quarantine after being in contact with a colleagues who tested positive for coronavirus.[388]
Frederica Wilson U.S. House Florida District 24 March 19, 2020 Wilson announced a self-quarantine after a member of the U.S. House she previously had contact with tested positive for coronavirus.[389]
Stephanie Murphy U.S. House Florida District 7 March 19, 2020 Murphy announced she was entering a self-quarantine after learning another member of Congress tested positive for coronavirus.[390]
Sharice Davids U.S. House Kansas District 3 March 19, 2020 Davids announced a voluntary self-quarantine after being in contact with a congressman who tested positive for coronavirus.[391]
Steve Scalise U.S. House Louisiana District 1 March 18, 2020 Scalise announced that he was entering a self-quarantine for two weeks after learning U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart tested positive for coronavirus.[392]
Kathleen Rice U.S. House New York District 4 March 18, 2020 Rice announced she was entering a self-quarantine after learning she had been in contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.[393]
Matt Cartwright U.S. House Pennsylvania District 8 March 18, 2020 Cartwright announced he was entering a self-quarantine after learning he had been in contact with a family friend who tested positive for coronavirus.[394]
Ann Wagner U.S. House Missouri District 2 March 18, 2020 Wagner announced a self-quarantine after a colleague she had participated in a small group meeting with tested positive for coronavirus.[395]
Cory Gardner U.S. Senate, Colorado March 17, 2020 Gardner announced he was entering a self-quarantine after learning he had met with a constituent who later tested positive for coronavirus.[396]
Jason Crow U.S. House Colorado District 6 March 17, 2020 Crow announced his decision to enter into a self-quarantine after learning he had been in contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus.[397]
John Yarmuth U.S. House Kentucky District 3 March 16, 2020 Yarmuth announced that he would self-quarantine after discovering that he had attended an event alongside two individuals who tested positive for coronavirus.[398]
Ben Ray Luján U.S. House New Mexico District 3 March 16, 2020 Lujan announced that he would self-quarantine after a brief interaction with an individual who later tested positive for coronavirus.[399]
Betsy Londrigan Candidate, U.S. House Illinois District 13 March 15, 2020 Londrigan announced she would self-quarantine after she had been exposed to a person who had tested positive for coronavirus.[400]
David Schweikert U.S. House Arizona District 6 March 15, 2020 Schweikert announced he would self-quarantine after tweeting that he had interacted with a member of his staff that tested positive for coronavirus.[401]
Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate, South Carolina March 12, 2020 Graham announced a self-quarantine for coronavirus.[402][403]
Don Beyer U.S. House Virginia District 8 March 10, 2020 Beyer announced a self-quarantine after learning that a friend he interacted with tested positive for coronavirus.[404]
Matt Gaetz U.S. House Florida District 1 March 10, 2020 Gaetz announced he would self-quarantine following his exposure to an individual who had tested positive for coronavirus.[405]
Mark Warner U.S. Senate Virginia January 27, 2021 Warner announced that he would self-quarantine after a possible exposure to COVID-19.[406]
David Kustoff U.S. House Tennessee District 8 January 19, 2021 Kustoff announced that he would self-quarantine after a possible exposure to COVID-19.[407]

State

To date, Ballotpedia identified 86 politicians, candidates, and government officials at the state level who were self-quarantined.

Name Office Date Status
Larry Obhof Ohio State Senate District 22 September 14, 2020 Obhof announced that he was self-quarantining at home after interacting with a senator who later tested positive for coronavirus.[408]
Melissa Shusterman Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 157 October 3, 2020 Shusterman announced that she would self-quarantine after state Rep. Paul Schemel tested positive for coronavirus.[409]
Phil Murphy (New Jersey) Governor of New Jersey October 21, 2020 Murphy announced he would enter a self-quarantine after a member of his family tested positive for COVID-19.[410]
Jason Lewis (Minnesota) Candidate, U.S. Senate Minnesota October 1, 2020 Lewis announced that he would self-quarantine after flying on Air Force One with President Donald Trump (R), who later tested positive for the coronavirus. Lewis said he would seek a coronavirus test.[411]
Alan Wilson (South Carolina) Attorney General of South Carolina November 18, 2020 Wilson announced that he would self-quarantine after being in contact with someone who later tested positive for the virus.[412]
J.B. Pritzker Governor of Illinois May 11, 2020 Pritzker announced he would self-quarantine after a member of his staff tested positive for coronavirus. Pritzker tested negative for the virus.[413] He entered quarantine a second time on September 29, 2020.[414]
Byron Donalds Florida House of Representatives District 80 March 9, 2020 Donalds announced he would self-quarantine after attending a conference. He was cleared the next day by health officials and returned to work.[415]
Jose Oliva Florida House of Representatives District 110 March 9, 2020 Oliva announced he would self-quarantine after attending a conference, and returned to work after being cleared.[416]
Kionne McGhee Florida House of Representatives District 117 March 9, 2020 McGhee announced he would self-quarantine after attending a conference. He was cleared the next day by health officials and returned to work.[417]
Thad Altman Florida House of Representatives District 52 March 9, 2020 Altman announced he would self-quarantine after attending a conference. He was cleared the next day by health officials and returned to work.[418]
Cord Byrd Florida House of Representatives District 11 March 9, 2020 Byrd announced he would self-quarantine after attending a conference. He was cleared the next day by health officials and returned to work.[419]
Theresa Manzella Montana House of Representatives District 85 March 7, 2020 Manzella entered a self-quarantine on March 7 after learning she may have been exposed to coronavirus.[420]
Mike Cooney Lieutenant Governor of Montana March 5, 2020 Cooney announced a self-quarantine after meeting with an individual who later tested positive for coronavirus. Cooney chose to continue his self-quarantine after announcing his test results had come back negative.[421]
Brian Kemp Governor of Georgia March 29, 2021 A representative for Kemp said he had started a self-quarantine after being exposed to someone over the weekend who tested positive for COVID-19. He tested negative for the virus March 29.[422]
Matt Pinnell Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma March 26, 2020 On March 26, 2020, Pinnell announced that he was entering self-quarantine for coronavirus after he and his family returned from a spring break trip to Florida.[423]
Angelika Kausche Georgia House of Representatives District 50 March 24, 2020 It was announced that Angelika Kausche self-quarantined after her husband tested positive for coronavirus.[424]
Martha Fuller Clark New Hampshire State Senate District 21 March 21, 2020 Clark announced that she would enter self-quarantine after her spouse tested positive for coronavirus.[425]
Becky Ruth Missouri House of Representatives District 114 March 20, 2020 Ruth entered a self-quarantine after learning another state representative tested positive for COVID-19.[426]
Mary Coleman (Missouri) Missouri House of Representatives District 97 March 20, 2020 Coleman entered a self-quarantine after learning another state representative, with whom she had direct contact, tested positive for COVID-19.[427]
Judith Spang New Hampshire House of Representatives Strafford 6 March 2, 2020 Spang was quarantined after returning from Italy.[428]
Sheikh Rahman Georgia State Senate District 5 March 19, 2020 Rahman, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[429]
Larry Walker (Georgia) Georgia State Senate District 20 March 19, 2020 Walker, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[430]
John Wilkinson Georgia State Senate District 50 March 19, 2020 Wilkinson, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[431]
William Ligon Georgia State Senate District 3 March 19, 2020 Ligon self-quarantined for coronavirus after learning a fellow member of the Georgia Senate tested positive for the virus.[432]
Jonathan Brostoff Wisconsin State Assembly District 19 March 19, 2020 Brostoff announced a self-quarantine after coming into contact with an individual who later tested positive for coronavirus.[433]
Valencia Seay Georgia State Senate District 34 March 19, 2020 Seay, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[434]
Tyler Harper Georgia State Senate District 7 March 19, 2020 Harper, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[435]
Tonya Anderson Georgia State Senate District 43 March 19, 2020 Anderson, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[436]
Marty Harbin Georgia State Senate District 16 March 19, 2020 Harbin, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[437]
Lee Anderson Georgia State Senate District 24 March 19, 2020 Anderson, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[438]
Lindsey Tippins Georgia State Senate District 37 March 19, 2020 Tippins, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[439]
Sally Harrell Georgia State Senate District 40 March 19, 2020 Harrell, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[440]
Matt Brass Georgia State Senate District 28 March 19, 2020 Brass, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[441]
Michael A. Rhett Georgia State Senate District 33 March 19, 2020 Rhett, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[442]
Nan Orrock Georgia State Senate District 36 March 19, 2020 Orrock, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[443]
P.K. Martin Georgia State Senate District 9 March 19, 2020 Martin, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[444]
Steve Henson Georgia State Senate District 41 March 19, 2020 Henson, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[445]
Steve Gooch Georgia State Senate District 51 March 19, 2020 Gooch, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[446]
Renee Unterman Georgia State Senate District 45 March 19, 2020 Unterman announced a self-quarantine after a member of the Georgia State Senate tested positive for coronavirus.[447]
John F. Kennedy (Georgia) Georgia State Senate District 18 March 19, 2020 Kennedy, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[448]
John Albers Georgia State Senate District 56 March 19, 2020 Albers, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[449]
Zahra Karinshak Georgia State Senate District 48 March 19, 2020 Karinshak, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[450]
Frank Ginn Georgia State Senate District 47 March 19, 2020 Ginn, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[451]
Butch Miller Georgia State Senate District 49 March 19, 2020 Miller, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[452]
Carden Summers Georgia State Senate District 13 March 19, 2020 Summers, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[453]
Chuck Hufstetler Georgia State Senate District 52 March 19, 2020 Hufstetler, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[454]
Chuck Payne Georgia State Senate District 54 March 19, 2020 Payne, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[455]
Blake Tillery Georgia State Senate District 19 March 19, 2020 Tillery, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[456]
Bill Heath Georgia State Senate District 31 March 19, 2020 Heath, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[457]
Dean Burke Georgia State Senate District 11 March 19, 2020 Burke, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[458]
Donzella James Georgia State Senate District 35 March 19, 2020 James, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[459]
Ed Harbison Georgia State Senate District 15 March 19, 2020 Harbison, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[460]
Elena Parent Georgia State Senate District 42 March 19, 2020 Parent, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[461]
Ellis Black Georgia State Senate District 8 March 19, 2020 Black, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[462]
Burt Jones Georgia State Senate District 25 March 19, 2020 Jones, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[463]
Emanuel Jones Georgia State Senate District 10 March 19, 2020 Jones, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[464]
Gail Davenport Georgia State Senate District 44 March 19, 2020 Davenport, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[465]
Horacena Tate Georgia State Senate District 38 March 19, 2020 Tate, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[466]
Jesse Stone Georgia State Senate District 23 March 19, 2020 Stone, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[467]
Jen Jordan Georgia State Senate District 6 March 19, 2020 Jordan, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[468]
Ben Watson Georgia State Senate District 1 March 19, 2020 Watson, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[469]
Jeff Mullis Georgia State Senate District 53 March 19, 2020 Mullis, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[470]
Jack Hill Georgia State Senate District 4 March 19, 2020 Hill, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[471]
Brian Strickland Georgia State Senate District 17 March 19, 2020 Strickland, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[472]
Holly Schepisi New Jersey General Assembly District 39 March 19, 2020 Schepisi tested negative for coronavirus.[473] She announced a self-quarantine on March 15, 2020.[474]
Harold V. Jones II Georgia State Senate District 22 March 19, 2020 Jones, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[475]
Bill Cowsert Georgia State Senate District 46 March 19, 2020 Cowsert, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[476]
Greg Dolezal Georgia State Senate District 27 March 19, 2020 Dolezal, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[477]
Gloria Butler Georgia State Senate District 55 March 19, 2020 Butler, along with her Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[478]
Geoff Duncan Lieutenant Governor of Georgia March 18, 2020 Duncan announced a self-quarantine after a member of the Georgia State Senate tested positive for coronavirus.[479]
Randy Robertson Georgia State Senate District 29 March 18, 2020 Robertson announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[480]
Joe Gruters Florida State Senate District 23 March 17, 2021 Gruters announced that he would self-quarantine after his wife tested positive for coronavirus.[481]
Tim Walz Governor of Minnesota March 17, 2021 On March 17, 2021, Walz said he would self-quarantine after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19.[482]
David N. Wecht Pennsylvania Supreme Court March 17, 2020 Wecht announced a self-quarantine after one of his children tested positive for coronavirus.[483]
David Ralston Georgia House of Representatives District 7 March 16, 2020 A spokesperson for David Ralston confirmed on March 16, 2020, that he entered a self-quarantine for coronavirus.[484]
Wendy Thomas New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21 March 13, 2020 Thomas announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[485]
Spencer Gosch South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 March 12, 2020 Gosch tested negative for coronavirus after being quarantined following an illness.[486]
Moira Walsh Rhode Island House of Representatives District 3 July 15, 2020 Walsh announced on Twitter that she was self-quarantining after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.[487]
Daniel McKee Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island January 9, 2021 McKee announced he would self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.[488]
Susan Bysiewicz Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut January 8, 2021 Bysiewicz announced that she would self-quarantine after a member of her staff tested positive for COVID-19.[489]
Anthony Sabatini Florida House of Representatives District 32 January 14, 2021 Sabatini announced he would self-quarantine after a possible exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.[490]
Pete Ricketts Governor of Nebraska February 1, 2021 Ricketts announced that he would self-quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 .[491]
John Galloway (Pennsylvania) Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 140 August 3, 2020 Galloway announced he and his office would self-quarantine after he came into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.[492]
Jo Bonner Chief of Staff to the Governor of Alabama August 14, 2020 Bonner's spokeswoman announced that he was self-quarantining at home after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.[493]
Lana Theis Michigan State Senate District 22 April 13, 2021 Theis announced that she would self-quarantine after she was exposed to COVID-19.[494]
Bryan Cutler Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 100 April 12, 2021 Cutler announced that he would self-quarantine at home after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>Pennsylvania Capital-Star, "Pa. House Speaker Cutler quarantining after exposure to COVID-19," April 12, 2021</ref

Local

To date, Ballotpedia identified 26 politicians, candidates, and government officials at the local level who were self-quarantined.

Name Office Date Status
Janice Hahn Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors District 4 March 24, 2020 Hahn self-quarantined for coronavirus after attending a party with people who tested positive for the illness.[495]
Mark Levine (New York) New York City Council District 7 March 23, 2020 Levine announced he entered a self-quarantine after experiencing symptoms matching COVID-19.[496]
Tom Barrett (Wisconsin) Mayor of Milwaukee March 19, 2020 Barrett announced that he self-quarantined following an interaction with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.[497]
Bill Peduto Mayor of Pittsburgh March 19, 2020 Peduto announced he entered a self-quarantine after attending a conference with at least two attendees who tested positive for coronavirus.[498]
Rebecca J. Viagran San Antonio City Council District 3 March 19, 2020 Viagran announced she was entering self-quarantine after attending a conference in Washington D.C., where two attendees tested positive for coronavirus.[499]
Becky Tuttle Wichita City Council District 2 March 18, 2020 Tuttle self-quarantined after attending a conference for city leaders in Washington D.C.[500]
Ryana Parks-Shaw Kansas City City Council District 5 March 18, 2020 Parks-Shaw self-quarantined after two council members were informed that they might have been exposed to coronavirus at a conference.[501]
Robert C. Clark Winston-Salem City Council West Ward March 18, 2020 Clark announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[502]
Randy White (Florida) Jacksonville City Council District 12 March 18, 2020 White tested negative for COVID-19.[503] He previously announced a self-quarantine after fellow councilman Sam Newby (R) contracted the virus.[331]
John Larson (North Carolina) Winston-Salem City Council South Ward March 18, 2020 Larson announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[504]
Jeff MacIntosh Winston-Salem City Council Northwest Ward March 18, 2020 MacIntosh announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[505]
Annette Scippio Winston-Salem City Council East Ward March 18, 2020 Scippio announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[506]
Eric Bunch Kansas City City Council District 4 March 18, 2020 Bunch self-quarantined after two council members were informed that they might have been exposed to coronavirus after attending a conference.[507]
Denise Adams Winston-Salem City Council North Ward March 18, 2020 Adams announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[508]
Dan Fowler Kansas City City Council District 2 March 18, 2020 Fowler self-quarantined after two council members were informed that they might have been exposed to coronavirus at a conference.[509]
Dan Besse Winston-Salem City Council Southwest Ward March 18, 2020 Besse announced a two-week self-quarantine for coronavirus.[510]
Brandon Whipple Mayor of Wichita March 18, 2020 Whipple announced that he would enter self-quarantine due to possible exposure to coronavirus after attending a conference.[511]
Brandon Johnson (Kansas) Wichita City Council District 1 March 18, 2020 Johnson self-quarantined after two council members were informed that they might have been exposed to coronavirus after attending a conference.[512]
James Clendenin Wichita City Council District 3 March 18, 2020 Clendenin self-quarantined after attending a conference for city leaders in Washington D.C.[513]
Kenneth Summers (Colorado) Fort Collins City Council March 17, 2020 Summers announced that he entered self-quarantine after he, fellow Fort Collins City Council member Emily Gorgol, Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor pro-tem Kristin Stephens, and City Manager Darin Atteberry were exposed to coronavirus at a conference in Washington D.C., where two attendees tested positive.[514]
Quinton Lucas Mayor of Kansas City March 17, 2020 Lucas self-quarantined after two council members were informed that they might have been exposed to coronavirus after attending a conference.[515]
Greg Fischer (Kentucky) Mayor of Louisville March 16, 2020 Fischer announced he tested negative for coronavirus. He entered a self-quarantine after learning he attended an event alongside two individuals who tested positive for coronavirus. The quarantine ended on March 21, 2020.[516]
Emily Bonilla Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 5 March 14, 2020 Bonilla announced that her office would self-quarantine through March 19 after she came down with cold-like symptoms.[517]
Manny Pelaez San Antonio City Council District 8 March 14, 2020 Pelaez-Prada announced that he would self-quarantine for coronavirus for 14 days after returning from a trip to Colombia that day.[518]
Eric Garcetti Mayor of Los Angeles December 17, 2020 Garcetti announced he and his wife were self-quarantining at home after their daughter tested positive for COVID-19.[519]
Costa Constantinides New York City Council District 22 April 1, 2020 Constantinides announced he self-quarantined after experiencing symptoms similar to COVID-19.[520]

Incumbents, candidates, and government officials who have tested negative for coronavirus

The following is a list of incumbents, candidates, and government officials who tested negative for coronavirus, and may or may not have remained in quarantine or isolation.

Federal

To date, Ballotpedia identified 32 politicians, candidates, and government officials at the federal level who tested negative.

Name Office Date Status
Patrick Leahy (Vermont) U.S. Senate Vermont October 5, 2020 Leahy announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus.[521]
Mike Pence Vice President of the United States October 4, 2020 Pence's spokesperson announced that Pence and his wife had tested negative for COVID-19. It was the third negative result for each since October 2.[522]
Gary Peters U.S. Senate Michigan October 3, 2020 Peters announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus after two senators with whom he worked tested positive for coronavirus .[523]
Mike Crapo U.S. House California District 12 October 3, 2020 Crapo announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus.[524]
Josh Hawley U.S. Senate Missouri October 3, 2020 Hawley announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus.[525]
Amy Coney Barrett United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit October 2, 2020 White House spokesman Judd Deere announced that Barrett tested negative for coronavirus.[526]
Kamala Harris Candidate, Vice President of the United States October 2, 2020 Harris announced that she and her husband tested negative for coronavirus hours after President Donald Trump announced he had tested positive for the virus.[527]
Tom Emmer U.S. House Minnesota District 6 October 2, 2020 Emmer announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus after flying on Air Force One with President Donald Donald Trump (R), who later tested positive for coronavirus.[528]
Ben Sasse U.S. Senate Nebraska October 2, 2020 Following the news that President Donald Trump (R) had tested positive for coronavirus, Sasse announced that he had received a negative test result. Sasse had been in attendance at an event in the White House Rose Garden earlier in the week with Trump and several other people who later tested positive for the virus.[529]
Pete Stauber U.S. House Minnesota District 8 October 2, 2020 Stauber announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus after flying on Air Force One with President Donald Trump (R), who later tested positive for coronavirus.[530]
Nancy Pelosi U.S. House California District 12 October 2, 2020 Pelosi announced that she had tested negative for coronavirus.[531]
Jim Jordan (Ohio) U.S. House Ohio District 4 October 2, 2020 Jordan said that he had tested negative for coronavirus hours after President Donald Trump (R) announced that he had tested positive. Jordan had accompanied Trump on Air Force One earlier in the week to the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Ohio.[532]
Marsha Blackburn U.S. Senate Tennessee October 2, 2020 Blackburn announced that she had tested negative for coronavirus after riding traveling with President Donald Trump (R).[533]
Jim Hagedorn U.S. House Minnesota District 1 October 1, 2020 Hagedorn announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus after flying on Air Force One with President Donald Trump (R), who later tested positive for the virus.[534]
Kelly Loeffler U.S. Senate Georgia November 23, 2020 Loeffler's campaign announced on November 21 that she had tested positive for COVID-19 on November 20 and received an inconclusive test result on November 21. She received a second consecutive negative test on November 23.[535][536] On November 22, her campaign announced that another test came back negative.[537]
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher U.S. House Texas District 7 March 30, 2020 Fletcher announced she tested negative for COVID-19.[538]

She previously announced a self-quarantine after experiencing symptoms similar to the virus.[539]

Josh Gottheimer U.S. House New Jersey District 5 March 28, 2020 Gottheimer announced that he tested negative for COVID-19.[540] He previously self-quarantined for the virus.[541]
John Thune U.S. Senate South Dakota March 28, 2020 A spokesman for Thune announced that he tested negative for COVID-19.[542]
Katie Porter U.S. House California District 45 March 27, 2020 Porter tested negative for coronavirus. She self-quarantined two days earlier after experiencing symptoms similar to the virus.[543][544]
Ayanna Pressley U.S. House Massachusetts District 7 March 27, 2020 Pressley announced that she tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19).[545] She previously self-quarantined after experiencing flu-like symptoms.[546]
Andrew Kim (New Jersey) U.S. House New Jersey District 3 March 24, 2020 Kim announced he tested negative for coronavirus. He previously announced a self-quarantine on March 19, 2020.[547][548]
Stephanie Grisham White House press secretary March 24, 2020 The White House announced Grisham tested negative for coronavirus. She self-quarantined for the virus after discovering she had contact with people who were diagnosed with COVID-19.[549][550]
Mitt Romney U.S. Senate Utah March 24, 2020 Romney's office announced he tested negative for coronavirus. He tested for the virus after entering a self-quarantine on March 22, 2020.[551][552]
Vicente Gonzalez Jr. U.S. House Texas District 15 March 24, 2020 It was announced that Gonzalez tested negative for coronavirus. He announced a self-quarantine the previous week.[553][554]
Ivanka Trump Advisor to the President March 20, 2020 On March 20, 2020, Trump announced that she had tested negative for coronavirus.[555]
Mark DeSaulnier U.S. House California District 11 March 16, 2020 DeSaulnier announced he tested negative for coronavirus.[556] DeSaulnier's chief of staff said in a statement that his boss was tested “out of an abundance of caution. ... It was purely a box check." [557]
Sylvia Garcia U.S. House Texas District 29 June 13, 2020 Garcia announced that she had tested negative for COVID-19. She self-quarantined and received a test June 12 after being in close contact with a family member who later tested positive for the virus.[558][559]
Pete Buttigieg U.S. Secretary of Transportation February 8, 2021 Buttigieg announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus after a security agent tested positive for the virus. Buttigieg said he would quarantine for 14 days.[560]
Cindy Axne U.S. House Iowa District 3 February 3, 2021 Axne announced that she had tested negative for coronavirus after being exposed to a staffer who had tested positive.[561]
David Perdue U.S. Senate Georgia December 31, 2020 Perdue announced he and his wife tested negative for COVID-19 but would quarantine after learning they had close contact with someone who tested positive.[562]
Cori Bush Candidate, U.S. House Missouri District 1 April 9, 2020 Bush announced she had tested negative for coronavirus after coming down with symptoms and self-isolating.
Mikie Sherrill U.S. House New Jersey District 11 April 7, 2020 On April 7, Sherrill announced she tested negative.[563]

State

To date, Ballotpedia identified 17 politicians, candidates, and government officials at the state level who tested negative.

Name Office Date Status
Joshua Green Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii September 19, 2020 On September 19, 2020, the Hawaii Department of Health cleared Green from being an active COVID-19 case after Green tested positive on Sept. 11.[564]
Michelle Lujan Grisham Governor of New Mexico October 5, 2020 Lujan Grisham announced that she had tested negative for coronavirus after a custodial staff member of her residence tested positive. She said she would self-quarantine until she could receive another test.[565]
Kurt Daudt Minnesota House of Representatives District 31A October 2, 2020 Daudt announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus before meeting with President Donald Trump (R) ahead of a planned rally.[566]
Bill Lee (Tennessee) Governor of Tennessee October 14, 2020 Lee announced that he had tested negative coronavirus after a member of his security detail tested positive. Lee's office said he would be quarantining at home until further notice.[567]
Gavin Newsom Governor of California November 22, 2020 Newsom announced that he and his family had tested negative for coronavirus after three of his kids came into contact with a California Highway Patrol officer who later tested positive for the virus. Newsom said he and his family would quarantine for 14 days.[568]
Eric Holcomb Governor of Indiana November 20, 2020 Holcomb announced that he and his wife had tested negative for coronavirus.[569]
Mike Cooney Lieutenant Governor of Montana March 5, 2020 Cooney announced a self-quarantine after meeting with an individual who later tested positive for coronavirus. Cooney chose to continue his self-quarantine after announcing his test results had come back negative.[570]
Kate Brown Governor of Oregon March 31, 2020 Brown announced she had tested negative for coronavirus.[571]
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Colorado House of Representatives District 30 March 23, 2020 Michaelson Jenet announced she was misdiagnosed with COVID-19.[572]
Jim Justice Governor of West Virginia March 19, 2020 On March 19, 2020, Justice announced that he had tested negative after recently being in contact with the first person in West Virginia diagnosed with coronavirus.[573]
Holly Schepisi New Jersey General Assembly District 39 March 19, 2020 Schepisi tested negative for coronavirus.[574] She announced a self-quarantine on March 15, 2020.[575]
Robert Stivers Kentucky State Senate District 25 March 16, 2020 Stivers announced he tested negative for coronavirus.[576]
Andy Beshear Governor of Kentucky March 15, 2020 and August 11, 2020 Beshear announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus.[577]
Spencer Gosch South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 March 12, 2020 Gosch tested negative for coronavirus after being quarantined following an illness.[578]
Brent Sanford Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota January 11, 2021 Sanford announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus. He self-quarantined on January 7 after his wife tested positive.[579]
Amanda Chase Virginia State Senate District 11 February 8, 2021 Chase announced that she had tested negative for coronavirus. She sought a test after a volunteer in her campaign tested positive for the virus.[580]
Joyce Elliott Arkansas State Senate District 31 April 7, 2020 Elliott announced she tested negative for coronavirus.[581]

Local

To date, Ballotpedia identified 7 politicians, candidates, and government officials at the local level who tested negative.

Name Office Date Status
Joe Hogsett Mayor of Indianapolis November 28, 2020 Hogsett announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus.[582]
Sylvester Turner Mayor of Houston May 14, 2020 Turner announced he tested negative for COVID-19. He got tested after fellow council member Letitia Plummer tested positive for the virus.[583]
Michael B. Hancock Mayor of Denver March 26, 2020 On March 26, 2020, it was announced that Michael Hancock tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19).[584]
Randy White (Florida) Jacksonville City Council District 12 March 18, 2020 White tested negative for COVID-19.[585] He previously announced a self-quarantine after fellow councilman Sam Newby (R) contracted the virus.[331]
Greg Fischer (Kentucky) Mayor of Louisville March 16, 2020 Fischer announced he tested negative for coronavirus. He entered a self-quarantine after learning he attended an event alongside two individuals who tested positive for coronavirus. The quarantine ended on March 21, 2020.[586]
John Cooper (Tennessee) Mayor of Nashville January 5, 2021 Cooper said he would quarantine at his home after his wife tested positive for COVID-19. Cooper announced later in the day that he tested negative for the virus, but said he would continue his quarantine.[587][588]
Kirk Caldwell Mayor of Honolulu August 10, 2020 Caldwell received a coronavirus test and entered into self-quarantine. His test came back negative later that evening.[589]

Notable influencers who tested positive for coronavirus

Ballotpedia considers a notable influencer to be someone operating in the political sphere with a significant influence that is not an elected or appointed official, such as members of the media, heads of political parties, or leaders of organizations. If you know of a case that we have missed, please email us.

  • CNN anchor Chris Cuomo announced on March 31, 2020, that he tested positive for COVID-19.[590]
  • CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announced on April 3, 2020, that she tested positive for COVID-19.[591]
  • ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos announced on April 13, 2020, during an appearance on Good Morning America that he tested positive for coronavirus.[592]
  • Katie Miller, Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, confirmed on May 8, 2020, that she tested positive for coronavirus.[593]
  • Former Fox News co-host and campaign official for President Trump Kimberly Guilfoyle announced on July 3, 2020, that she tested positive for COVID-19.[594]
  • Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain announced on July 2 that he had tested positive for coronavirus. He was hospitalized that same day, but did not require a respirator. He died on July 30 from complications related to the virus.[595][596]
  • On July 27, the White House confirmed that President Donald Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien tested positive for coronavirus.[597]
  • On October 1, 2020, Hope Hicks tested positive for coronavirus.[598]
  • On October 2, 2020, Kellyanne Conway, a former counselor to President Donald Trump (R), announced that she tested positive for coronavirus.[599]
  • On October 2, Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[600]
  • On October 2, 2020, Bill Stepien, President Donald Trump's (R) campaign manager, announced that he tested positive for coronavirus.[601]
  • On October 2, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) announced on Twitter that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for coronavirus.[602] Previously, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced March 23, 2020, that Melania tested negative for coronavirus.[603]
  • On October 3, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R) announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[604]
  • On October 5, Kayleigh McEnany, the White House Press Secretary, announced that she tested positive for coronavirus.[605]
  • On October 6, Stephen Miller, a Trump aide, announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[606]
  • On November 20, a spokesperson for Donald Trump Jr. confirmed that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[607]
  • On December 6, 2020, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that Rudy Giuliani, the President's personal attorney, had tested positive for coronavirus.[608]

Government officials, politicians, and candidates who tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies

  • On December 11, Rep. Devin Nunes (R) announced he tested positive for coronavirus antibodies.[609]
  • Utah Senate President Stuart Adams announced on June 4 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies.[610]
  • Michelle Wu, at-large member of the Boston City Council, announced on May 4 that she had tested positive for coronavirus antibodies.[611]

General resources

The chart below shows coronavirus statistics from countries across the world. The information is provided by Real Clear Politics.

Click the links below to explore official resources related to the coronavirus outbreak.


See also

Footnotes

  1. The Hill, "Rep. Ron Wright dies after contracting COVID-19," February 8, 2021
  2. News Star, "Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies with COVID," December 29, 2020
  3. The New York Times, "David Andahl, 55, Dies; Elected Posthumously in North Dakota," November 16, 2021
  4. Wyoming News, "Legislator’s son describes how COVID-19 came on quickly," November 15, 2020
  5. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "Justice Johnny Lee Baynes has died at 64 from COVID-19 complications," March 31, 2020
  6. WJHL, "Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin dies from COVID-19 complications," January 1, 2021
  7. Axios, "New Hampshire speaker of the House dies of COVID-19," December 10, 2020
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named death
  9. KSTP, "Minnesota State Sen. Jerry Relph tests positive for COVID-19 as outbreak in Republican caucus expands," November 16, 2020
  10. KCBD, "Lubbock mourning loss of State District Judge Ruben G. Reyes," December 13, 2020
  11. KALB, "Gov. Edwards orders flags at half-staff in honor of State Rep. Reggie Bagala," April 10, 2020
  12. InForum, "South Dakota lawmaker dies following battle with COVID-19," April 4, 2020
  13. South Dakota Public Broadcasting', "Noach Dear, Combative Brooklyn Councilman and Judge, Dies at 66," April 20, 2020
  14. El Paso Times, "Lillian Blancas, election runoff candidate for El Paso municipal court, dies from COVID-19," December 7, 2020
  15. Detroit Free Press, "Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon dies of complications from COVID-19," December 17, 2020
  16. NJ.com, "Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun, 65, achieved the American Dream," April 6, 2020
  17. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Georgia judge dies of COVID-19 complications," April 3, 2020
  18. 18.0 18.1 Times Leader, "Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut tests positive for COVID-19," September 21, 2020 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "covid" defined multiple times with different content
  19. CNN, "California congressman announces he tested positive for Covid-19," October 6, 2020
  20. The Hill, "Georgia Republican Drew Ferguson tests positive for COVID-19," October 30, 2020
  21. The Hill, "Sen. Ron Johnson tests positive for coronavirus," October 3, 2020
  22. Associated Press, "President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19," October 2, 2020
  23. The Hill, "GOP Sen. Mike Lee tests positive for coronavirus," October 2, 2020
  24. WXII12, "North Carolina Sen. Tillis tests positive for coronavirus," October 2, 2020
  25. WOODTV, "Rep. Bill Huizenga: Rapid test ‘came back positive for COVID-19’," October 14, 2020
  26. WJOL, "U.S. Representative Mike Bost Tests Positive For COVID-19," October 12, 2020
  27. The Hill, "Florida GOP Rep. Mike Waltz tests positive for COVID-19," November 7, 2020
  28. New York Times, "Six in White House, Including Trump’s Chief of Staff, Have the Coronavirus," November 6, 2020
  29. The Hill, "Georgia GOP lawmaker tests positive for COVID-19," November 30, 2020
  30. CNN, "Ben Carson is the latest Trump official to test positive for coronavirus," November 9, 2020
  31. CNN, "Incoming Florida congressman tests positive for Covid-19," November 27, 2020
  32. Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Nevada congresswoman Susie Lee tests positive for COVID-19," November 25, 2020
  33. The Hill', "Rep. Rick Allen tests positive for COVID-19," November 24, 2020
  34. Associated Press, "Foxx, Budd return to Washington after positive COVID tests," December 7, 2021
  35. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil has tested positive for COVID-19, he says," November 22, 2020
  36. U.S. News and World Report, "COURTNEY TESTS POSITIVE," November 22, 2020
  37. The Hill, "Rick Scott tests positive for coronavirus," November 20, 2020
  38. The Hill, "GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse tests positive for COVID-19," November 18, 2020
  39. CPR News, "Two Colorado Congressmen — Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Doug Lamborn — Now Have Coronavirus," November 17, 2020
  40. Politico, "Chuck Grassley tests positive for coronavirus," November 17, 2020
  41. CPR News, "Two Colorado Congressmen — Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Doug Lamborn — Now Have Coronavirus," November 17, 2020
  42. The Detroit News', "Rep. Walberg reports that he's tested positive for coronavirus," November 16, 2020
  43. The Hill', "Bustos tests positive for COVID-19," November 16, 2020
  44. Business Insider', "A 25-term congressman from Alaska who called COVID-19 the 'beer virus' and said concerns were 'created primarily by hysteria' has tested positive for the disease," November 14, 2020
  45. The Hill, "Maloney primary challenger tests positive for coronavirus," March 30, 2020
  46. Post and Courier, "Charleston congressman Joe Cunningham tests positive for coronavirus, March 27, 2020
  47. ABC 4 news, "Rep. Joe Cunningham goes into self-quarantine, March 19, 2020
  48. Office of Mike Kelly, "Representative Kelly Tests Positive for COVID-19," March 27, 2020
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