
Republican Rep Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota died Thursday evening after battling kidney cancer, his wife announced on Friday morning.
“Jim loved our country and loved representing the people of southern Minnesota. Every moment of every day he lived his dream by serving others. There was no stronger conservative in our state than my husband; and it showed in how he voted, led and fought for our country,” his wife Jennifer Carnahan, who is the former chairwoman of the Minnesota Republican Party, said in a Facebook post.