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(UPDATE) Seifert home after being hospitalized for pain, shortness of breath

State Rep. Marty Seifert was admitted to Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center after experiencing pain and shortness of breath the last few days.

By Baird Helgeson

July 15, 2010 at 12:29AM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

State Rep. Marty Seifert had been admitted to Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center after experiencing intense pain and shortness of breath the last few days, a GOP spokesman said Wednesday.

By Wednesday night, Seifert was back home resting. Tests showed Seifert had fluid build-up in his left lung, possibly related to pneumonia, said Kevin Watterson, a sp

Seifert (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

okesman for the GOP caucus. Seifert, 38, lost the GOP endorsement battle to fellow Rep. Tom Emmer in April and previously said he would retire from the Legislature.

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Baird Helgeson

Deputy editor

Baird Helgeson is deputy local editor at the Star Tribune. He helps supervise coverage of local news. Before becoming an editor, he was an award-winning reporter who covered state government and politics. He has worked for news organizations in Minnesota, Florida and North Dakota.