JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A state senator has returned to the Mississippi Capitol, just over a month after he had a stroke.
Republican Sen. Terry Burton of Newton received a standing ovation Wednesday from his colleagues and spectators in the Senate chamber. He waved and blew kisses in response.
Burton had a stroke Jan. 24, a week before his 63rd birthday.
He has been a member of the Mississippi Senate since 1992, serving as a Democrat until he switched parties in December 2002.
Burton has said he won’t seek re-election this year in his district in Lauderdale, Newton and Scott counties.
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