Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa/Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services
By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services via Arizona Capitol Times
An incoming state senator who represents part of Pinal County said she has no intention with complying with a newly issued directive that anyone entering the building must be masked.
Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, told Capitol Media Services she has no intention of complying with the policy created by Senate President Karen Fann. Townsend contends the Prescott Republican has no authority in this area.
And Townsend is prepared for a fight.
“I’ve already told them where I stand,” she said. “What are they going to do? Arrest me?”
What can be done, if the rules are followed, is simply refuse to allow Townsend into the building.
