WASHINGTON — Congress member Brad Finstad introduced a bill to rename the post office in Blue Earth, Minnesota, after his predecessor as southern Minnesota’s representative in Congress — the late Jim Hagedorn. Blue Earth was Hagedorn’s home. Blue Earth, population 3,200, is 40 miles west of Albert Lea. Hagedorn died of cancer during his second term. Like Hagedorn, Finstad is Republican.
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Finstad: “Jim loved few things more than his Minnesota roots, and I am proud to honor him by preserving his legacy in the Blue Earth community.”