WASHINGTON – With a hand on a Christian Bible, and so too his wife Jaclyn’s, Brad Finstad was sworn as southern Minnesota’s representative in Congress, Finstad, a Republican, was elected by a 50% to 48% margin Tuesday. The 21-county MN-1 Congressional District had been with representation for six months, since the death of Jim Hagedorn. Politically Hagedorn and Finstad were soulmates as conservative Republicans and Trump toadies.
Ceremony. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her right arm raised, administers the oath of office to Congressman Brad Finstad. He’s Flanked by his wife and four of their seven children. Three other children and his parents were with him.
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Finstad: “It is an extraordinary honor to have been chosen by my fellow Minnesotans to serve in this Congress. Minnesota’s First Congressional District has been home to several generations of my family, and I believe it’s the greatest place on Earth. Having the opportunity to bring our values to Washington, D.C. is an important job, and I am committed to working hard for the people of our district every day. Let us take time to remember my predecessor, the late Congressman Hagedorn. He was a man of honor and worked hard for the people of the first district.”