The state's longest-serving legislator returned to the Minnesota House on Monday member returned to the Legislature after nearly a two-month absence. Eighty-eight-year-old DFL Representative Willard Munger is recuperating from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon. Munger will start chemotherapy Tuesday. In a speech marking his return, Munger took friendly shots at lawmakers. He says he was keeping tabs on House members by watching them on television. Munger has held office in the House, representing a portion of Duluth, almost continuously since first being elected in 1954. Despite his health problems, Munger isn't ready yet to discuss retirement.
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