House Speaker Kurt Daudt was chased by debt collectors over credit card debt

Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt paid more than $10,000 in outstanding credit card debt in the past year after facing lawsuits demanding repayment, he said at a news conference Monday.

The Crown Republican was sued three times by debt collectors over credit card liabilities in the past year. He resolved them all by paying in full, he said.

The first-term speaker’s dealings with creditors were first reported by Minnesota Public Radio.

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