Congressman Jim Hagedorn has been making a lot of headlines lately––and not because he’s working on critical issues impacting Minnesotan’s daily lives. Hagedorn, who after serving less than a full term in office has established himself as one of the most corrupt members of Congress, was recently exposed for clear violations of House Ethics rules in using taxpayer-funded mailers for campaign purposes. Ethics experts have confirmed that Hagedorn’s office broke House rules.
Hagedorn recently released an internal review of his office’s spending. Almost immediately after Hagedorn released the review, the Star Tribune detailed more of Hagedorn’s lies. The Congressman didn’t find these blatant ethics violations to be “any problem” at all.
Takeaways from the review highlight how Hagedorn’s actions highlight a rampant pattern of corruption in Washington. Here’s a few ways how:
-
Hagedorn previously stopped oversight of his office contracts.
-
Hagedorn admits his office unnecessarily overspent on mailings.
-
Hagedorn admits these deals were rife with conflicts of interest.
-
Hagedorn seems to have approached House Ethics only when confronted by the press.
-
Hagedorn potentially lied when he said he fired Chief of Staff Peter Su for mismanaging his office’s budget.
“From relying on corporate special interests to misusing taxpayers’ money to fund his campaign, Jim Hagedorn is trying every trick in the book to get re-elected,” said End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller. “His rampant record of corruption is no anomaly––it’s the status quo in Washington. By rejecting corporate PAC money and running a reform-focused campaign, Dan Feehan is proving he’ll work to root out the corruption that Hagedorn embodies. We’ll make sure Minnesotans hold Jim Hagedorn accountable.”
End Citizens United endorsed Dan Feehan in October of 2019 because of his commitment to rooting out corruption in Washington. The reform group has four million members nationwide, including 4,600 in MN-01, and is entirely grassroots-funded with an average donation of just $14.
###