My Bio

Hello friends, my name is Chad Hagg and I would like to take a moment to introduce myself.

First and foremost, I would like to give thanks to God and my savior, Jesus Christ, who is the core of my existence. My beautiful wife Michelle, who has stuck by my side through thick and thin. Thankfully, God has given her the patience to put up with me. Our four amazing children; Cassondra, Mykaela, Mychael and Ezra who provide me the strength to take on this battle. My mom Arlene, my dad Glenn, family and friends who have made me the man I am today. Without my faith, and the support of family and friends I do not know who or where I would be today. I do not, nor will I ever claim to be anything except being imperfect in the eyes of my creator.

            I was born in a small town in north central Minnesota. I come from humble beginnings up there. In the early years my mom worked to provide for us, we didn’t have much but we managed. My mom met the man who would become my dad and he took me on and adopted me. My parents taught me the values of life, hard work, fairness, and love. My family wasn't overtly religious, but I was raised a Christian. I attended Pillager school from K-12, which is a small school in an even smaller town. Everyone knew everyone in Pillager, and it was this type of environment that helped cultivate the strong morals and convictions I hold to this day. I drifted in my younger years, but as I grew older, I yearned for "something" bigger. It was like, I wasn't just put here to “pay taxes and die”. I enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 1988 because I wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself. 

I followed in my dad’s footsteps and became a truck driver, even starting my own trucking company and wading into the world of small business ownership.

 I was in Gary, Indiana on the morning of September 11th, 2001. I was in line at a truck wash when the direction of our world would change, and alter the course of my life forever. That was when our country was attacked, and countless innocent lives were lost in the largest terrorist attack in our nation's history. I ended up in South Perth Amboy, NJ the next day and I watched the smoke from lower Manhattan. All I could think of was “I have to do something." It was then that I vowed to do my part to "make whoever did this pay" for their actions. I've have always loved my country and I am proud of what our Founding Fathers built and instituted in our Constitutional Republic. 

    I sold my trucking company to my dad for one dollar, and divested myself of pretty much everything I owned and reenlisted in the United States Army as a Combat Engineer. In the winter of 2004/2005, I found myself going through basic training the second time in my life. My first duty station was with the 1st Engineer Battalion at Fort Riley, Kansas. I went from being a small business owner to a 33-year-old private in the United States Army in four months! I deployed to Iraq in September of 2006 through Dec 2007 where I searched for roadside bombs during my 15-month deployment. My 2nd deployment was 9 months, also in Iraq from 2009 to 2010. During my time in the Army, I was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Action Badge, along with many other medals, awards and badges. I retired after 25 plus years of Military Service and seek to continue my service to our country and her citizens through elected office.