Sen. Ron Johnson Tests Positive; 3rd GOP Senator

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) participates in a Senate Foreign relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, March 10, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson becomes the third Republican to test positive in the last two days joining Mike Lee of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

Ron Johnson, the third GOP senator to test positive. If the three – Tillis, Johnson and Lee – remain out this month, it would effectively prevent Barrett from being confirmed until they return, which could be a lame-duck session. (Collins and Murkowski are expected no votes) pic.twitter.com/4bMHc3X81y
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 3, 2020

NEW: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson tested positive for Covid-19. He's the third GOP senator to test positive.

Johnson was NOT at the Barrett event at White House on Sept 26. He was exposed after he returned to Washington on Sept. 29, per spox, and tested positive.
— Natalie Andrews (@nataliewsj) October 3, 2020