Washington State Sen. Doug Ericksen Dies at 52

Washington State Sen. Doug Ericksen Dies at 52
Washington Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) talks to reporters at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Feb. 2, 2017. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
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SEATTLE—Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen has died at age 52.

Ericksen’s death Friday came weeks after he said he had tested positive for the coronavirus while in El Salvador, though his cause of death wasn’t immediately released. The state Senate Republican Caucus confirmed his passing Saturday but did not say where he died.