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Tim Hagedorn (2019)

James Lee "Jim" Hagedorn (* 4. August 1962 in Blue Earth , Minnesota ) is an American politician of the Republican Party . He has served as a member of the House of Representatives for Minnesota's first congressional district since January 2019 . Previously, he worked at the US Treasury Department.

Life

Jim Hagedorn grew up near Truman , where his parents and grandparents ran a farm. When his father Tom Hagedorn later became a member of Congress, the family moved to Washington, DC. Hagedorn studied at George Mason University with a bachelor's degree in politics and administration.

From 1984 Hagedorn worked for Congressman Arlan Stangeland . He moved to the Treasury Department in 1991, where he worked for the Financial Management Service , which manages funds for federal programs. He later moved to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing , which issues paper money .

Hagedorn lives in Blue Earth and belongs to a Lutheran church.

politics

Hagedorn competed twice against the former mandate holder of the first district, Tim Walz . In 2014 he was clearly defeated by Walz. In the 2016 election he was able to come close to this with 49.6 to 50.3% of the votes. The district was considered safe democratic .

In the elections to the US House of Representatives in 2018 Hagedorn stepped in again. Walz did not run again because he successfully ran for the office of governor of Minnesota. Hagedorn was the most successful of four candidates in the Republican primary with 60.1% of the vote. In the general election, he narrowly won against Dan Feehan, the Democratic candidate. Hagedorn received 50.1% of the vote, Feehan received 49.7%. This was one of only two constituencies gained for the Republican Party. Hagedorn took up his mandate on January 3, 2019.

Web links

• Jim Hagedorn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Meet Jim Hagedorn. Retrieved February 10, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Jim Hagedorn. Retrieved February 10, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Minnesota's 1st Congressional District election, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019 .