Arizona State Representative Tests Positive For Coronavirus

PHOENIX — Another member of Arizona's state legislature has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Rep. Raquel Terán , a Democrat who represents District 30 in Maricopa County in the Arizona State House of Representatives, announced Saturday evening that she and her husband, Eddie Barron, have the virus. They will now quarantine as a family with their son, just days away from the Nov. 3 election.

According to a news release shared on her Twitter account, they were exposed while visiting family on Oct. 17.

"We take extensive precautions when we go out, we wear masks, we keep our distance and we wash our hands, but we let our guard down with family," Terán said in a statement. "COVID-19 is highly contagious and cases are on the rise again. Listen to the experts and scientists, and make sure if you think you've been exposed that you get tested immediately.”

Barron began to feel symptoms on Friday and went to the emergency room, where he tested positive. Terán later tested positive as well, despite not experiencing any symptoms. Their son's test results have not been returned yet.

Earlier this month, Rep. Lorenzo Sierra, D-Phoenix, also tested positive for the coronavirus and was admitted into the intensive care unit at The Johns Hopkins Hospital while visiting family on the east coast. He was later released after spending days on a ventilator and has returned to Phoenix.

Terán's quarantine comes just days away from the Nov. 3 election, for which she is running unopposed.