Congressman Jim Hagedorn has died at age 59.
From his wife Jennifer's personal Facebook page:
It is with a broken heart, shattered spirit and overwhelming sadness I share my husband Congressman Jim Hagedorn passed away peacefully last night.
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.
Jim was a loving husband, son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew, friend, brother-in-law, son-in-law, Vikings, Penguins and Twins fan and will be missed and remembered by many.
While nothing can accurately prepare you for the unimaginable pain, intense sorrow, suffocating grief and seemingly never-ending emptiness that engulfs the entire body, soul and spirit when your forever love passes away; at least we can smile knowing Jim is smiling from heaven encouraging us to keep chasing our dreams, loving unconditionally and fighting for the country.
Jim Hagedorn, I love you. I miss you. I feel empty without you. I will forever be holding your hand.
I hosted both Jim and Jennifer on my radio program nearly four years ago. He was in the midst of his running for Congress in CD1 for the third time (which indeed was the charm as he won his first election that November) and she was one year into her first term as Chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota.
While the two have been mired in controversy over the past several months due to their connection to a wealthy GOP donor with a sleazy private life, Hagedorn's cancer battle has been a significant part of their brief marriage. It was learned that he was initially diagnosed with kidney cancer in February 2019. While the cancer appeared to be in remission as he won his second Congressional term in 2020, it returned within a matter of months. Sadly, he was not able to beat back the cancer this time around.
My sincere condolences to Jim's loved ones in this tremendous loss.
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