Even some Democrat governors have opted not to mandate children get the shot. They are:
* Jared Polis (Colo.)
* Ned Lamont (Conn.)
* Laura Kelly (Kan.)
Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, has also said she will not ask the state legislature to pass a mandate — which of course doesn’t mean she would veto one if it lands on her desk.
Meanwhile, with elections close at hand, at least 10 Republican gubernatorial candidates have announced that they would also cancel any mandate for kids if elected.
Independent journalist Margaret Menge writes on Substack:
https://crossroadsreport.substack.com/p/11-governors-say-their-states-will
“10 Republican candidates for governor have declared they will not mandate the vaccines for school children if elected: Lee Zeldin in New York, Darren Bailey in Illinois, Heidi Ganahl in Colorado, Kari Lake in Arizona, Bob Stefanowski in Connecticut, Tudor Dixon in Michigan, Tim Michels in Wisconsin, Dan Cox in Maryland, Derek Schmidt in Kansas, and Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania.”
Scott Jensen in MN has been a long term vax mandate skeptic, so I have to believe he’d be on that list of GOP gubernatorial candidates.
“ Even some Democrat governors have opted not to mandate children get the shot. They are:”
Well, Ada Hutchinson and that awful Ducey of Az