Tom Hagedorn

Tom Hagedorn
Tom Hagedorn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Minnesota's 2nd district
	In office; January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Ancher Nelsen
Succeeded by	Vin Weber
Personal details
Born	Thomas Michael Hagedorn; November 27, 1943; Blue Earth, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kathleen Middlestadt
Children	3
Relatives	Jim Hagedorn (son); Jennifer Carnahan (daughter-in-law)

Thomas Michael Hagedorn (born November 27, 1943) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Minnesota.

Early life and education

He was born in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota, November 27, 1943; and graduated from Blue Earth High School in 1961.

Hagedorn served in the United States Navy, 1961; engaged in grain and livestock farming, Watonwan County, Minnesota; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1971 – 1975; delegate, Minnesota State and County Republican conventions, 1968, 1972; delegate, 1976 and 1980 Republican National Conventions; elected as a Republican to represent Minnesota's 2nd congressional district in the 94th, 95th, 96th, and 97th congresses (January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the 98th congress in 1982 (opposing Tim Penny); president, Premium Companies.

Hagedorn's son Jim Hagedorn was elected to Congress in 2018 from Minnesota's 1st congressional district, which contains much of the same territory Tom Hagedorn had represented.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Ancher Nelsen	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district 1975–1983	Succeeded by Vin Weber

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