<p>Former Minnesota Republican Party chairwoman and widow of former Minnesota Republican Rep. Jim Hagedorn, Jennifer Carnahan, has announced she is running for his seat in a special election in the state&#8217;s 1st District.</p>
<p>Hagedorn passed away last month following a fight with kidney cancer, leaving an open seat that has led to a special election for his position.</p>
<p class="speakable">&#8220;I am proud to announce my candidacy to represent Minnesota’s First Congressional District. Though my heart is still heavy after Jim’s passing, the encouragement I have received from throughout southern Minnesota has inspired me to carry on his legacy by running to complete the remainder of his term,&#8221; Carnahan said in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jim-hagedorns-widow-jennifer-carnahan-announces-run-for-his-open-house-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Minnesota GOP chair Jennifer Carnahan, the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn&#39;s widow, officially announced she&#39;s running in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MN01?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MN01</a> <a href="https://t.co/4x3WuQzzaH">pic.twitter.com/4x3WuQzzaH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Erin Covey (@ercovey) <a href="https://twitter.com/ercovey/status/1503329954418896897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;In the final weeks before his passing, Jim told me to keep forging ahead, to keep reaching my dreams, and to win this seat,&#8221; Carnahan added. &#8220;Jim was my best friend and the love of my life, and it is his blessing that strengthens me for the challenges ahead. I am committed to continuing my husband’s legacy of fighting to secure the border, defending conservative values, safeguarding the integrity of our elections, and serving the people of Minnesota’s First Congressional District.&#8221;</p>
<p>Referring to her husband, Carnahan also noted her goal to &#8220;disrupt the status quo&#8221; in Washington.</p>
<p>&#8220;During the Trump administration we saw economic and regulatory reform, US energy independence, trade deals like the USMCA &#8211; initiatives that created jobs and provided opportunity to people across the country &#8211; including right here in southern Minnesota,&#8221; Carnahan added in the statement. &#8220;Jim and I saw the rest of President Trump’s conservative vision stonewalled by the left and some in the Washington establishment. While DC insiders are lining their pockets; hard working Minnesotans are languishing beneath record inflation, a lawless border and higher input costs for agriculture, impacting all of America.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I am running to disrupt the status quo and get Washington working for the people again,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Carnahan also took to Twitter to confirm the announcement.</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s official. I’m running to honor my husband’s wish that I run for, and win, his seat. Jim fought so hard to put Minnesota first. I promise you I will continue his fight,&#8221; she wrote.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/jkcarnah/status/1503337895393902592</p>
<p>Carnahan joins a field of at least eight other Republican candidates, six Democrats, and a Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate, <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2022-03-14/hagedorns-widow-announces-candidacy-for-1st-district" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> the Associated Press.</p>
<p>The deadline to register for candidacy is Tuesday. The special election primary is scheduled for May 24, with the election on August 9 to complete Hagedorn&#8217;s term.</p>
<p>&#8220;Carnahan, who served as the Chairwoman for the Republican Party of Minnesota from 2017-2021, also served on the White House Initiative for Asian American and Pacific Islanders by former President Donald Trump,&#8221; KSTP-5 TV <a href="https://kstp.com/politics/jennifer-carnahan-campaign-congress-jim-hagedorn-seat/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_KSTP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;However, the former Minnesota Republican Party Chair could face some criticism – she resigned last year after disgraced Republican donor and strategist, Anton Lazzaro, was charged with child sex trafficking. Lazzaro had close ties to her,&#8221; the report added. Carnahan has denied the claims.</p>
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