Ex-GOP chair Carnahan ordered to repay Hagedorn family members in claims court ruling

FARIBAULT COUNTY, Minn. — A conciliation court judge has ordered former Minnesota GOP chair Jennifer Carnahan to repay more than $20,000 to family members of her late husband, former 1st District Rep. Jim Hagedorn, that was intended to fund Hagedorn's kidney cancer treatment.

In two claims court judgments filed on Dec. 28, 2022, in Faribault County, Carnahan was ordered to return $10,383 plus $80 in fees to Robert and Kathleen Kreklau, Hagedorn's stepfather and mother, and $10,000 plus $80 in fees to Tricia Lucas, Hagedorn's sister.

Kirk Tisher, Carnahan's attorney, said he and his client disagree with that ruling. Carnahan said she intends to file a counterclaim.

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