LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Hours after he called the latest announcement from Governor Whitmer “another display of the tone-deaf response we continue to hear from the Governor”, it was learned the office for Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey admitted he was sick over Christmas with COVID-19.
According to spokeswoman Amber McCann, Shirkey tested positive December 23 and reported it to the Senate Business Office.
McCann was quoted in the Detroit Free Press as saying, “Senator Shirkey experienced a fever and was fatigued. He quarantined and recovered at home. Senator Shirkey reported his positive test result to the Senate Business Office in accordance with Senate policy.”
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, a frequent critic of how the governor has fought the pandemic, did not say how he believes he contracted COVID-19.
Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey confirms he had COVID-19 in December Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press
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The leader of the Michigan Senate who has often criticized the state s approach to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic tested positive for the coronavirus in December, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 on Dec. 23, said Amber McCann, a Shirkey spokeswoman. McCann said the lawmaker believes he was exposed on Dec. 19 and had not been in the Capitol since Dec. 18, the last day the full Senate met in session for the year.