Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn has died at the age of 59 after a long battle with kidney cancer, according to his wife.
Hagedorn's wife, Jennifer Carnahan, announced the news in a Facebook post on Friday morning, writing "there was no stronger conservative in our state than my husband; and it showed in how he voted, led and fought for our country."
The son of a former congressman, Hagedorn won a seat of his own representing southern Minnesota's sprawling first congressional district in the 2018 midterms after three unsuccessful attempts. Hagedorn described himself as someone who "ran to be a conservative reinforcement in Congress."
