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Gov. Dayton announces he's a grandfather

Dayton's daughter-in-law, Cory, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Wednesday. All are doing well.

By Baird Helgeson

March 28, 2013 at 7:27PM

Gov. Mark Dayton is a first-time grandfather.

Dayton announced on his Facebook page that his daughter-in-law, Cory, gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Wednesday. Hugo Benjamin Dayton weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces and is 19 inches long.

Dayton reports that Hugo, Cory and his son, Eric, are all doing well.

"I am so happy for Eric, Cory, and new baby Hugo, and appreciate all your well wishes," Dayton wrote.

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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.