Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector
photo by: Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Kansas Sen. Ty Masterson didn t wear a mask at a Nov. 9 task force hearing at the Statehouse because, he told people in attendance, he already had COVID-19.
TOPEKA Kansas Senate President-elect Ty Masterson has had COVID-19 and told people at a legislative hearing at the Statehouse that his recovery from the illness makes it unnecessary for him to wear a mask in public.
The Republican from Andover, who believes mask requirements interfere with personal liberty, declined to say when and how he had been infected. His spokesman said Masterson posed no risk to those who were present at the Nov. 9 meeting where Masterson talked about his previously undisclosed illness.