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Minnesota Political Reporter Gene Lahammer Dies At 90

Longtime Minnesota political reporter Gene Lahammer has died. He was 90.

September 5, 2023

Longtime Minnesota political reporter Gene Lahammer has died. He was 90.

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Lahammer, who spent 34 years with The Associated Press, died Monday morning at his home in Minnetonka from old age, his daughter Mary Lahammer told the AP.

Lahammer was born and raised on a farm in Veblen, South Dakota, during the Great Depression.

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