Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota Dies at 59

President Donald Trump and Jim Hagedorn at a Make America Great Again rally in Rochester, Minn., on Oct. 4, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) has died, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 59.

“It is with a broken heart, shattered spirit and overwhelming sadness I share my husband Congressman Jim Hagedorn passed away peacefully last night,” Hagedorn’s wife, former Minnesota state Republican party chair Jennifer Carnahan, wrote on social media.