A Republican Maine state representative who condemned the stateâs COVID-19 restrictions has allegedly tested positive for the virus. Rep. Chris Johansen revealed the news in a phone call to a reporter for Mainer News, declining to talk to him because he was sick. âListen up, Iâve got COVID and Iâm really, really sick and I just donât have time to talk to you today,â he said in an audio recording. Johnsonâs wife Cindy said on social media that she had also tested positive for the virus. The lawmaker had been a vocal opponent of the stateâs preventative measures, organizing a protest outside Gov. Janet Millsâ home last year to reopen the state, refusing to wear masks, and downplaying the need for vaccines. He was eventually removed from a committee position for his remarks.
