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Who was Jim Hagedorn and what was his cause of death? Republican Rep. dead at 59: When a common man dies, only his family cries, but when a politician dies the whole country cries. With a heavy heart, we are sharing the sudden demise news of a Republican congressman named Jim Hagedorn. Jim passed away at the age of 59. His death news is officially confirmed by Jennifer Carnahan the wife of The Minnesota Rep. She confirmed the passing news of Jim through her Facebook on Friday morning (18th February 2022) and also shared a picture of her holding the hand of her husband in his final moments. Follow More Update On Phoosi.com
Who was Jim Hagedorn?
Carnahan wrote that “It is with a broken heart, destroyed spirit and overwhelming sadness I share my spouse Congressman Jim Hagedorn died peacefully last night. Jim was a loving husband, brother, nephew, son, uncle, friend, nephew, son-in-law, cousin, brother-in-law, Twins, Vikings, and Penguins fan and will be missed and recalled by several.”
As per the report, Republican congressman Jim Hagedorn passed away after a 2-year battle with kidney cancer. Hagedorn first declared he was being treated for Stage 4 kidney cancer in the month of February 2020. He had surgery that was deemed successful, but the lethal disease cancer came back in the month of July 2021. On 4th January, he asserted that he had a positive for COVID. He stated he had mild symptoms and was vaccinated.
Jim Hagedorn Death Cause
Tributes poured in from both sides of the aisle after the death of Hagedorn was asserted. Former US President, Donald Trump released a statement stating: “Congressman Jim Hagedorn was a strong and effective legislator for the great people of Southern Minnesota. I campaigned with Jim in the year 2018 and enjoyed working with him in Congress. May he rest in peace, and his family finds comfort at this tough time. He will be highly missed!”
Nancy Pelosi, House speaker also gave her condolences and wrote, “Today, the entire House joins Minnesotans and the Hagedorn family is grieving the loss of Congressman Jim Hagedorn.”
How did Jim Hagedorn die?
Hagedorn ran for Congress 3 times prior to winning Minnesota’s 1st congressional district on his 4th attempt. In the year 2010, he lost the Republican nomination. In the year 2014 and the year 2016, he triumph the nomination but lost the general election to Democratic incumbent Rep. Tim Walz. When Walz vacated the parliament seat to run for governor in the year 2018, Hagedorn bested the new Democratic candidate.
