State Senator David Tomassoni Reveals ALS Diagnosis

Longtime state senator David Tomassoni says he has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

The motor neuron disease is a progressive, degenerative disease that destroys the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. The 68-year-old senator from Chisholm says he was diagnosed a while ago and felt the effects of the disease through this year’s legislative session.

Tomassoni was first elected to the state House in 1992. He was then elected to the Senate in 2000. The longtime Democrat is now serving as an independent.