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GOP Attorney General Candidate Todd Rokita Has COVID-19

WFIU | By Brandon Smith
Published November 3, 2020 at 8:21 PM EST
Rokita said he didn’t sign because the National Association of Attorneys General didn’t release a similar letter following national unrest last summer.
Rokita said he didn’t sign because the National Association of Attorneys General didn’t release a similar letter following national unrest last summer.

Republican Attorney General candidate Todd Rokita tested positive for COVID-19, his campaign announced Tuesday.

The former congressman and Secretary of State experienced symptoms and got tested after he was informed he had been exposed to the virus. He will watch election results at home with his family as he quarantines.

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The campaign said Rokita’s exposure did not come through campaign activities. And it said he’s doing well.

Rokita is facing off in the race for attorney general against Democratic candidate and former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel.

Contact reporter Brandon at  bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.
Brandon Smith
Brandon J. Smith has previously worked as a reporter and anchor for KBIA Radio in Columbia, MO. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, IL as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.
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