DETROIT, MI. (THECOUNT) — Former Detroit, Michigan state Sen. Morris Hood III, died Tuesday. He was 55.
Hood, a Democrat who rose to Senate minority floor leader during his 14 years in office, passed away Tuesday according to several of his former colleagues on social media.
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Former Lt. Gov. John Cherry Jr. and Rep. Cynthia Johnson said on Facebook that Hood died after contracting COVID-19.
Hood had been hospitalized for more than two weeks. Former Sen. Glenn Anderson, who served with Hood, said in late April that he was on a ventilator, according to CrainsDetroit.
Hood underwent a kidney transplant in late 2016.
Hood served in the Senate from 2011-18 following six years in the House from 2003-08. He recently had begun a position in the Wayne County Executive Office.
Hood was the son of the legendary former Rep. Morris Hood Jr., who served in the House 1971-98.
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