GOP Senate Candidate From Minnesota Hospitalized, Sent To Emergency Surgery, Says Campaign

U.S. Senate Candidate Jason Lewis, a former Republican congressman running against incumbent Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), was hospitalized early Monday morning and has been sent into emergency surgery, according to his campaign manager. 

Campaign Manager Tom Syzmanski said in a statement Lewis experienced “severe abdominal pain” early in the morning and was subsequently “rushed” to the hospital. Lewis has been diagnosed with a “severe internal hernia,” he said.