BLUE EARTH, Minn. – U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn., confirmed he has been treated for Stage 4 kidney cancer the past year. Hagedorn said he feels great. He vowed to perform his Congressional duties unimpeded, noting that had not missed a single House vote due to illness. “This disease has not and will not deter me. I will keep fighting cancer and fighting for America and the people of southern Minnesota,” he said. He did not explain why he had delayed sharing his diagnosis for almost a year. The diagnosis, he said, was detected unexpected during a routine exam at Mayo Clinic. There had been no advance symptoms, he said.
Mini-bio
Hagedorn grew up on his family’s grain and livestock farm near Truman. He lives in Blue Earth, 27 miles from Truman. Jim’s father, former Congressman Tom Hagedorn. He was a congressional aide to former Congressman Arlan Stangeland, R-Minn., and a congressional relations officer for two non-partisan U.S. Department of the Treasury agencies. In the House he serves on the agriculture and small business committees.
Elected to Congress in 2018 from southern Minnesota