ADVANCE — Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina said on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will complete his recovery at home.
Budd, who won his third term last month to represent the central 13th Congressional District, said in a video message on social media that he has “very mild symptoms." He said he'll be working remotely from his family farm with his staff in the district and in Washington.
I want to let folks know that I tested positive for COVID-19 and have very mild symptoms.
— Rep. Ted Budd (@RepTedBudd) December 1, 2020
Even though I have to stay on the farm for a bit, nothing is going to stop me from doing the job that the voters elected me to do. pic.twitter.com/tYsKrIeRZl
“Even though I have to stay here in North Carolina for the time being, I’ll keep fighting for solutions that will help people who are feeling the impact of COVID much worse than I am,” Budd said in a news release.
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis tested positive for the virus in early October and recovered at his home north of Charlotte.
Budd, 49, was a shooting range owner who won his first term in 2016 after getting the most votes in a 17-candidate GOP primary.