‘Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway’ designated

Effect May 3, 2024, a stretch of Minnesota highway is named in honor of a beloved Iron Range legislator.

Sponsored by Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL-Aurora) and Sen. Robert Farnsworth (R-Hibbing), a new law designates a segment of marked U.S. Highway 169 between Marble and Mountain Iron as the "Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway."

After retiring from professional hockey ¬in Italy (he played for Italy in the 1984 Olympics), Tomassoni served in the Legislature for three decades, starting with election to the House in 1992. He was elected to the Senate in 2000 and served until months before his death in August 2022, about one year after announcing he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.

In his last year, Tomassoni spearheaded bipartisan legislation appropriating $20 million for ALS research and $5 million for caregivers.

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