Former Arizona state legislator Don Shooter underwent two surgeries this week.
Rep. Bob Thorpe said Shooter underwent surgery Wednesday and is now connected to a breathing tube. Family friend Gretchen Jacobs said Shooter had been on life support and had a blood clot, but seems to be past the worst of it.
"The fact that he made it through surgery and all that yesterday is a miracle," Jacobs said. "The odds were against him."
Shooter is scheduled for more surgeries over the next three weeks.
Shooter is a former chairman of the Arizona House Appropriations Committee. He was expelled in 2018 after an investigation found he had a pattern of sexually harassing women.
