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
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
	In office; January 5, 1971 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	Mac Hegstrom
Succeeded by	Darrel Peterson
Constituency	District 18B (1971–1973); District 27B (1973–1975)
Personal details
Born	Thomas Michael Hagedorn; November 27, 1943 (age 80); Blue Earth, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kathleen Middlestadt
Children	3; including Jim (son)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy

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, on November 27, 1943, and graduated from the Blue Earth High School in 1961.^[1]

Hagedorn served in the United States Navy in 1961. After returning to Minnesota, he engaged in grain and livestock farming in Watonwan County. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1971 to 1975 and was a delegate to the Minnesota State and County Republican conventions in 1968 and 1972, and the national Republican conventions in 1976 and 1980. He was elected as a Republican to represent Minnesota's 2nd congressional district in the 94th, 95th, 96th, and 97th congresses, serving from January 3, 1975, to January 3, 1983. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the 98th congress in 1982. Hagedorn was succeeded in the House by author, businessman, and musician Tim Penny.^[2]

Hagedorn's son Jim Hagedorn was elected to Congress in 2018 from Minnesota's 1st congressional district, which contained much of the same territory Tom Hagedorn had represented.^[3]

Minnesota House of Representatives
Preceded by Mac Hegstrom	Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 18B district 1971–1973	Succeeded by Robert O. McEachern
Preceded by Joseph P. Graw	Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 27B district 1973–1975	Succeeded by Darrel Peterson
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Ancher Nelsen	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district 1975–1983	Succeeded by Vin Weber
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Jeff Denham as Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded by David Minge as Former US Representative