Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Minnesota Republican serving his second term, has died at age 59.
ABC affiliate KSTP first reported the news Friday morning, followed by statements from his wife, former Minnesota GOP Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan. In 2019, Hagedorn was diagnosed with kidney cancer, for which he was treated but last year announced it had returned.
Hagedorn was candid and outspoken in Congress, which was reminiscent of his past as a conservative blogger. But he was less concerned with making waves in the GOP caucus and saw his role as protecting the livelihoods of rural America and small-business owners.
