California Sen. Dianne Feinstein suffered complications from shingles that included Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, her office confirmed on Thursday.
Feinstein, a Democrat, was diagnosed with shingles in February and was away from the Senate while recovering at home for some three months.
A spokesperson for Feinstein subsequently said in a statement that "the senator previously disclosed that she had several complications related to her shingles diagnosis. As discussed in the New York Times article, those complications included Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis." But that may be the opinion of just of a few. Political science professor and dean Melissa Michelson of Menlo College says Democrats are in a better position with her not resigning.
"The calls for her to resign really are three people out of 535. Right now, she's the senator, she's the senator, and she is back working at the capitol so I think those that have been asking for her to resign should just zip it!" said Speier.
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