Holliman recovering from surgery
From House Speaker Joe Hackney's office:
Rep. Hugh Holliman is recovering Tuesday after surgery to remove a portion of one of his lungs.Rep. Holliman is a two-time survivor of lung cancer and the primary sponsor of a new law to ban smoking in restaurants and bars. The surgery Tuesday to remove a lower lobe of Rep. Holliman’s right lung was conducted as a precautionary measure and the portion of the lung that was removed was not immediately believed to be cancerous.
The surgery was conducted at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem. Rep. Holliman is recovering in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and is expected to return to his legislative duties in about a week.
Rep. Holliman is in his fifth term representing Davidson County in the House of Representatives. He is the House Majority Leader, chairman of the Financial Institutions committee and vice chairman of the Finance committee.
It's worth point out that Holliman, (eds note: I've edited this line) who at one time smoked a pipe, was the lead author of the statewide smoking ban for bars and restaurants that goes into effect Jan. 2.
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