(KNSI) – A special election to fill the seat left open by the death of Jim Hagedorn will be held in August. Governor Tim Walz issued a writ of special election to fill a vacancy in Congressional District One on Tuesday, August 9th. The First Congressional District includes southern Minnesota, including cities like Rochester, Mankato, Alber Lea, Worthington, and Austin.
Candidates and nominating petitions need to be filed with the Secretary of State between Tuesday, March 1st and 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15th. The governor says if necessary, a special primary election would be held on Tuesday, May 24th.
Congressman Hagedorn died Thursday at the age of 59. Hagedorn had been battling kidney cancer since 2019 and was under observation at Mayo Clinic after testing positive for COVID-19 last month. Hagedorn succeeded Walz after Walz ran for governor.
His father, Tom Hagedorn, was also a politician, serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives, a delegate to the Minnesota State and County Republican conventions, and a former congressman serving the Second congressional district.
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