Rep. LaTurner Tests Positive for COVID-19 Hours After Electoral College Vote

Electoral College votes are brought in before House Speaker Nancy Pelos (D-Calif.) and Vice President Mike Pence esume presiding over a Joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results, in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

A newly sworn-in congressman said that he’s tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.

Rep. Jacob LaTurner (R-Kan.), a freshman Republican, received a positive test result late on Jan. 6.