This story calls Ericksen a "staunch conservative." Translation: "I refuse to get a COVID vaccination and you can't make me!" And now he's dead, just like many thousands of other "staunch conservatives" who refused to be vaccinated.
Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen dies after COVID battle
He was also was a former leader of Trump’s campaign in Washington and an outspoken critic of Democratic Governor Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 emergency orders.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/washi...b0c7d8b890a44f