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Rep. McMorris Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19

Published 10:00 am Friday, October 8, 2021

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa., together with Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, Rep. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., right, Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., second from right, and other Republican members of Congress speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House following a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa., together with Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, Rep. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., right, Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., second from right, and other Republican members of Congress speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House following a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa. and other Republican members of Congress speak to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Associated Press

SPOKANE — U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Friday she has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated.

In a statement, the eastern Washington Republican said her symptoms were mild.

“I am quarantining at home and following CDC and local health guidelines,” the statement said. “I encourage everyone in Eastern Washington to talk to your doctor about getting the vaccine if you haven’t already.”

McMorris Rodgers, 52, said her offices in Spokane, Walla Walla, Colville and Washington, D.C., remain open.

McMorris Rodger was first elected to Congress in 2004. She was formerly a member of House leadership.

She represents the eastern third of Washington state, including the cities of Spokane, Pullman and Walla Walla.

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