
GOP Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota has died
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Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Minnesota Republican who had been battling kidney cancer, has died, his wife announced 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," his wife, Jennifer Carnahan, wrote in a Facebook post.
"Jim loved our country and loved representing the people of southern Minnesota," she continued. "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."

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