Jim Hagedorn
James Lee Hagedorn (born August 4, 1962) is an American politician from the state of Minnesota. A Republican, he is a member of the United States House of Representatives from . The district covers much of the southern third of the state and includes Rochester, Austin and Mankato.

Early life and education
Hagedorn was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota in 1962, the son of former United States Representative Tom Hagedorn and Kathleen (née Mittlestadt). He was raised between family farm near Truman, Minnesota and Washington D.C., while his father served in Congress from 1975 to 1983. Hagedorn attended George Mason University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993.

Government career

Following college, Hagedorn served as a legislative assistant to Minnesota Congressman Arlan Stangeland.

Hagedorn worked in the United States Department of the Treasury as Director for Legislative and Public Affairs for the Financial Management Service from 1991 to 1998, and later as Congressional Affairs Officer for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

U.S. House of Representatives

2018 general election 

He previously ran for the 1st congressional district seat in the 2014 and 2016 elections, losing to incumbent Tim Walz on both occasions. In the 2018 elections, with Walz giving up the seat to make a successful run for Governor of Minnesota, Hagedorn defeated Daniel Feehan.

Tenure

On December 18, 2019, Hagedorn voted against both articles of impeachment against Trump. Of the 195 Republicans who voted, all voted against both impeachment articles.

Committee assignments 
Committee on Agriculture
Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations
Committee on Small Business
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade and Entrepreneurship
Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

Caucus memberships

Electoral History

Controversies

Between 2002 and 2012, Hagedorn published a blog titled "Mr. Conservative" where he had a history of controversial articles and statements, including birtherism, sexist insults, derogatory reference to a wheelchair-bound veteran, and joking about the death of a political opponent. He issued a "sincere and heartfelt apology" during his 2014 campaign. During the 2018 campaign, representatives of the  National Republican Congressional Committee claimed no knowledge of this history, and later characterized the material as "inappropriate".

While never expressing any explicit animosity to Jews, Hagedorn has however been criticized for using antisemitic tropes.
In 2018, the National Republican Congressional Committee ran an advertisement accusing Hagedorn's opponent, Dan Feehan, as well as Colin Kaepernick and “left-wing mobs paid to riot in the streets”, of being "owned" by Jewish philanthropist George Soros.
In 2008, Hagedorn wrote (approvingly) in his blog that former Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman supported the Iraq War because he is Jewish.

Health
In 2019, Hagedorn was diagnosed with stage-4 kidney cancer.