It’s been just about a month since Minnesota’s First District Congressman Jim Hagedorn issued a Hagedorn Report, and the January 9th Report ignores the various votes that he made since the December 11th Report … like stating his opposition to funding the military by his support for Donald Trump’s veto. ICYMI – Trump’s veto was […]

Did you see the “Experience to Action: Reshaping Criminal Justice After Covid-19” report issued by former U.S. attorney general Alberto Gonzales [George W. Bush 2005 to 2007] and the National Commission on Covid-19 and Criminal Justice ? Considering that the Party Of Trump — especially Jim Hagedorn — campaigned on opposition to “defunding the police“, […]

In his irregular issuance of The Hagedorn Report, the November 13th issue addresses only two subjects : 1.) Recognizing Veterans (gosh, could you imagine an elected official not doing that ?); and 2.) Bashing Governor Tim Walz over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “Trust me, Governor Walz is ready to go after hospitals, small […]

The results are unofficial, but it appears what some national observers called a “toss-up” contest in Minnesota’s First District, will be a 3% victory for the incumbent Jim Hagedorn. Surprised ? Considering the numerous ethics issues circulating around Congressman Hagedorn and his narrow 1,315 margin in 2018, a rematch with Dan Feehan certainly would lead […]

Consider yourself a small business owner heading home on a late Monday afternoon, driving on a divided major state highway, would you expect to be involved in a fatal crash ? Who would you expect to get called a “Patriot” by a Member of Congress ? Minnesota’s First District Congressman Jim Hagedorn response may surprise […]

On Friday when my email box received a note from Minnesota’s First District Congressman Jim Hagedorn informing voters that he “will keep fighting for the implementation of my #OnePillOnePrice policy to lower the cost of insulin and other prescription drugs”, I also received two pieces of real USPS mail with some Good News and some […]

Readers of the MN Political Roundtable may recall a commentary from 2015 concerning the need to update The Pregnancy Discrimination Act. http://mnpoliticalroundtable.com/2015/07/02/john-kline-assigned-to-reform-pregnancy-discrimination-act/ The Supreme Court had problems with the then 35-year-old law which the courts interpreted to mean that if an employer treats their non-pregnant employees well, they must treat pregnant employees the same way. […]

“We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land. And we will do it with American heart, and American hands, and American grit” — Donald J. Trump Hmmm … the only thing missing is the time frame.  Well, its 2020 re-election time, so it appears that President “I was […]

Was anyone surprised by the subjects that were discussed in First District Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s August 21st Hagedorn Report email? Sure, there were a lot of headlines that Congressman Hagedorn could have commented on : Select Intelligence Committee’s bipartisan report on Russian interference in the 2016 election https://www.lawfareblog.com/collusion-reading-diary-what-did-senate-intelligence-committee-find; Trump’s Mankato “Rally of Lies” http://mnpoliticalroundtable.com/2020/08/18/trumps-mankato-rally-of-lies-and-hagedorn-hypes-non-existent-bill/ ; […]