Education
He attended Saint Olaf College and then began as a publisher and editor of a Norwegian language newspaper and publisher of the Polk County Leader in Crookston.
United States representative politician
He attended Saint Olaf College and then began as a publisher and editor of a Norwegian language newspaper and publisher of the Polk County Leader in Crookston.
He was a Farmer-Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955. Born in Crookston, Minnesota, he was Lutheran of Norwegian ancestry. He later served as secretary to Representative Richard T. Buckler.
Succeeding Buckler, Hagen was elected as a candidate of the Farmer-Labor Party to the House of Representatives, representing Minnesota"s 9th congressional district.
He was subsequently reelected as a Republican United States. Representative from 1943 to 1955. After his defeat in the United States House election, 1954, Hagen worked in Washington, District of Columbia"s public relations business.
Altogether, he served in the 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1955).