ELBOW LAKE, Minn. – State Senator Torrey Westrom was injured when a snowmobile struck an ice chunk and bounced him off. He was taken to a hospital for observation. The driver, a family member, was unhurt. Westrom, age 49, is a 10-year veteran of the Senate from District 12 in western Minnesota He is the ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture, Broadband and Rural Development Finance Committee. He is the first blind member of the Legislature in history.
Westrom. A lawyer and real estate agent by trade.