(CNN) Minnesota state Sen. Jerry Relph died Friday following his diagnosis and hospitalization from Covid-19. Republican Minnesota State Senator Jerry Relph"I'm heartbroken to share that my husband, Jerry Relph, has passed away and entered his heavenly home," his wife Pegi Broker-Relph said in a statement . Cloud area, had tested positive for Covid-19 on November 13, after discovering he was exposed to the virus at the Minnesota State Capitol, CNN's affiliate WCCO reported. He was elected to a four-year term in the Minnesota state Senate in 2016, narrowing beating his Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party opponent Dan Wolgamott by over 100 votes in a recount. Pegi Broker-Relph said that her husband loved serving the people of St.

Source: CNN December 19, 2020 23:15 UTC