GOP Sen. David Perdue quarantines after close contact with someone infected with Covid, days before Georgia vote
Republican Sen. David Perdue is quarantining after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, his campaign said Thursday, less than a week before his runoff election in Georgia against Jon Ossoff.
“Both Senator Perdue and his wife tested negative today, but following his doctor’s recommendations and in accordance with CDC guidelines, they will quarantine,” the statement said.
Perdue’s race is one of two runoffs for the Senate in Georgia, which will determine whether Republicans or Democrats have majority control over the U.S. Senate in 2021.
The senator was slated to appear with GOP Sen. Loeffler at a New Years Eve campaign rally and concert in Gainesville, Georgia Thursday afternoon. Loeffler faces Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock in her own runoff.