WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno collapsed in Rochester, New York, Wednesday night, according to a report on the Cable News Network.
CNN said she was hospitalized in stable condition and was under observation.
She was conscious and stable when she was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, according to Darrell Drigg, a spokesman for the Rural/Metro Medical Services, an ambulance company.
Reno, 63, served as attorney general during the two terms of former President Bill Clinton.
Last year, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Florida's governorship.
According to the Web site of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Reno "collapsed on stage during a speech at the University of Rochester."
"Reno had been standing at the podium for about 45 minutes when she said, 'You're going to have to excuse me for a minute, I'm going to have to sit down,"' the newspaper reported. "She then collapsed to the floor."
"Before the speech, Reno attended a fund-raiser and a press conference. A reporter had to help her down from the stage at the end of the press conference," the Democrat and Chronicle reported.