SANFORD — Sen. John Tuttle said he plans to be out on the campaign trail this morning, one week after he suffered what he described as a minor stroke.
Tuttle was admitted to Sanford Medical Center June 2, and released three days later, on June 4.
As the Democratic incumbent, Tuttle is seeking to retain his senate seat against a challenge by Rep. Andrea Boland in Tuesday’s primary.
The district itself is newly configured as Senate District 33, and retains two communities from District 3 ”“ Sanford and Waterboro ”“ along with Cornish, Limerick, Newfield, Parsonsfield and Shapleigh.
Both Tuttle and Boland are from Sanford.
Tuttle this morning said his doctors told him the minor stroke was a warning. An emergency medical technician, Tuttle said he’d been working 14-hour shifts and undertaking campaign speaking engagements.
“It caught up to me,” he said. “I’m 63, not 23. The doctors said it was a warning. I have to realize I am not indestructible.”
Tuttle said his physicians have told him there is no permanent damage.
He said a friend picked him up last week, and they went out to check on his campaign signs. He said he plans to visit the polls on Tuesday.
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