See also life/health/covid. Of the thirteen states where masks are NOT mandatory, state-wide, all but one of them has a Republican governor. Coincidence? I don't think so. Sources: washington examiner and wikipedia

STATE * MASK POLICY * GOVERNOR
• Alabama * Mandatory * Republican
• Alaska * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Arizona * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Arkansas * Mandatory * Republican
• California * Mandatory * Democrat
• Colorado * Mandatory * Democrat
• Connecticut * Mandatory * Democrat
• Delaware * Mandatory * Democrat
• Florida * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Georgia * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Hawaii * Mandatory * Democrat
• Idaho * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Illinois * Mandatory * Democrat
• Indiana * Mandatory * Republican
• Iowa * Mandatory * Republican
• Kansas * Not Mandatory * Democrat
• Kentucky * Mandatory * Democrat
• Louisiana * Mandatory * Democrat
• Maine * Mandatory * Democrat
• Maryland * Mandatory * Republican
• Massachusetts * Mandatory * Republican
• Michigan * Mandatory * Democrat
• Minnesota * Mandatory * Democrat
• Mississippi * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Missouri * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Montana * Mandatory * Democrat
• Nebraska * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Nevada * Mandatory * Democrat
• New Hampshire * Mandatory * Republican
• New Jersey * Mandatory * Democrat
• New Mexico * Mandatory * Democrat
• New York * Mandatory * Democrat
• North Carolina * Mandatory * Democrat
• North Dakota * Mandatory * Republican
• Ohio * Mandatory * Republican
• Oklahoma * Mandatory * Republican
• Oregon * Mandatory * Democrat
• Pennsylvania * Mandatory * Democrat
• Rhode Island * Mandatory * Democrat
• South Carolina * Not Mandatory * Republican
• South Dakota * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Tennessee * Not Mandatory * Republican
• Texas * Mandatory * Republican
• Utah * Mandatory * Republican
• Vermont * Mandatory * Republican
• Virginia * Mandatory * Democrat
• Washington * Mandatory * Democrat
• West Virginia * Mandatory * Republican
• Wisconsin * Mandatory * Democrat
• Wyoming * Not Mandatory * Republican

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