Other Minnesota legislators also drink on the job, GOP lawmakers argue in defense of day drinking

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 1,016

Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, told members of a Minnesota House ethics committee Friday that he’s a good legislator who doesn’t like to listen to “nonsensical ideas” brought forward by lefty activists. That’s why he ditched a committee hearing in March to grab lunch at a local bar and have a beer.

Engen was defiant and said that he hadn’t done anything wrong when he and fellow Republican Rep. Walter Hudson left a …

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