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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship, United States House of Representatives

Education

  • BA, Government and Politics, George Mason University

Professional Experience

  • BA, Government and Politics, George Mason University
  • Congressional Affairs Officer, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, United States Department of the Treasury
  • Former Legislative Assistant, Congressman Arlan Stangeland
  • Director for Legislative and Public Affairs, Financial Management Service, United States Department of the Treasury, 1991-1998

Political Experience

  • BA, Government and Politics, George Mason University
  • Congressional Affairs Officer, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, United States Department of the Treasury
  • Former Legislative Assistant, Congressman Arlan Stangeland
  • Director for Legislative and Public Affairs, Financial Management Service, United States Department of the Treasury, 1991-1998
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 1, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 1, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on Small Business

Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research

Member, Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure

Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Government and Politics, George Mason University
  • Congressional Affairs Officer, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, United States Department of the Treasury
  • Former Legislative Assistant, Congressman Arlan Stangeland
  • Director for Legislative and Public Affairs, Financial Management Service, United States Department of the Treasury, 1991-1998
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 1, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Minnesota, District 1, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
  • Member, Blue Earth Lions Club, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
  • Member, Saint Paul Lutheran Church, present

Other Info

  • Thomas Hagedorn

  • Grain and livestock farmer
  • Former Congressman, Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District

First Car:

1969 Mustang convertible that he still owns

  • Kathleen

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
Speeches
Articles

Tested negative for coronavirus on October 2, 2020

Jan. 1, 1900

Coronavirus pandemic Select a topic from the dropdown below to learn more.Political responses overviewState reopening plansDocumenting America's Path to RecoveryDaily updatesElection changesChanges to vote-by-mail and absentee voting proceduresFederal responsesState responsesState executive ordersStay-at-home ordersMultistate agreementsNon-governmental reopening plansEvictions and foreclosures policiesTravel restrictionsEnacted state legislationState legislative session changesSchool closuresState court closuresInmate releasesLocal government responsesDiagnosed or quarantined politiciansBallot measure changesArguments about government responsesThe 1918 influenza pandemicPandemic Response Accountability CommitteeUnemployment filingsLawsuitsSubmit On October 2, 2020, Hagedorn announced that he had tested negative for coronavirus after flying on Air Force One with President Donald Trump (R), who later tested positive for the virus.

Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

Jan. 1, 1900

Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Hagedorn voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.

Events

2020

Apr. 3
Coronavirus Telephone Town Hall

Fri 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM CDT

Minnesota's First Congressional District

Feb. 24
Waseca County Town Hall

Mon 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST

1717 2nd St NW, Waseca, MN 56093-2260, United States

Feb. 22
Rice County Town Hall

Sat 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CST

704 17th St SW, Faribault, MN 55021-5518, United States