GOP Reps. Engen, Hudson to be stripped of committee assignments following DWI incident

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 668

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago


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Republican Reps. Elliott Engen of White Bear Township and Walter Hudson of Albertville will be stripped of their committee assignments following a March 27 DWI incident during which Engen was arrested, according to legislative sources who were granted anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.

The move by House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Springs, is just the latest fallout after Engen was arrested in White Bear Lake on suspicion of driving while impaired …

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