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State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey tested positive for COVID-19 in December

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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, watches during the State of the State address at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Michigan lawmakers plan to convene for the first time in weeks to lengthen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration amid the coronavirus pandemic but are at odds over the extension and whether the session is even necessary. The Republican-led Legislature is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 7, 2020, three weeks after last voting. Shirkey's spokeswoman said “He thinks we can come to some middle ground in terms of the extension, and that doesn't preclude it from being extended again if were necessary at some point.” (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
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Posted at 3:35 PM, Jan 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-13 15:35:54-05

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey tested positive for COVID-19 in December, his office confirms.

Shirkey tested positive on Dec. 23, 2020. He believes his exposure date was Dec. 19.

His office says that Shirkey had not been in Lansing since Dec. 18, prior to testing positive for the virus.

He reportedly experienced a fever and was fatigued and recovered at home during quarantine.

Shirkey has been a vocal critic of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's approach to handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.

Shirkey reported his positive test result to the Senate Business Office in accordance with Senate policy.

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