Consumer service: Emmer once served as infomercial spokester for his SOTU date

In Allison Sherry's post in the Star Tribune Hot Dish blog, Minnesota delegation dates to the SOTU, we paused at this item:

Rep. Tom Emmer, R, Sixth Congressional District will bring Brenton Hayden, who was named "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" and started his own business at 20 years-old. He is from central Minnesota.

Where had we seen that name before in connection with Tom Emmer?

Brenton Hayden is part of Emmer's brief career as an infomercial rent boy. In October 2013, Bluestem posted in Celebrity endorsement rent boy Tom Emmer talks foreclosure crisis in awesome infomercial:

While Tom Emmer's celebrity endorsement infomercial for Renter's Warehouse doesn't include mention of his congressional campaign, the half-hour piece did air after he declared his candidacy for the open seat in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District.

The infomercial was uploaded on January 30, 2013, before Congresswoman Bachmann announced her retirement, but has aired since Emmer declared for office. 

Emmer announced on June 5, 2013. According to KSTP's traffic department, the infomercial aired at least several times after Emmer jumped in the race. According to station traffic records, the segment aired twice on June 16 at 5:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m, on  June 18 and June 22 (no time requested), and last aired on June 23 5:00 a.m.

As the disclaimer aired by stations before infomercials notes, Hubbard Broadcasting was not responsible for the content of the ad.

Tom Emmer also appeared as a special guest on June 27, 2013, at Stillwater's  for Cocktails and Conversation presented by Renters Warehouse with special guest Tom Emmer...

However deep and broad the celebrity endorsers' knowledge of the real estate and rental markets may or may not be, Brenton Hayden, the owner of Renter's Warehouse,  is very pleased with Tom Emmer as a congressional candidate, having contributed $5000 to Emmer's campaign back on June 30:

Brenton Hayden 500 Kristin Ln Maple Plain, Minnesota 553599590	Renters Warehouse	06/30/2013	2400.00
	Owner		5000.00

Brenton Hayden 500 Kristin Ln Maple Plain, Minnesota 553599590	Renters Warehouse	06/30/2013	2600.00
	Owner		5000.00

Ashley Hayden, same town but different address on Kristin Lane, also contributed to the Emmer campaign, as did another Hayden from Edina. It's unclear whether these are family members or simply people who share the same last name.

Emmer's appearance as celebrity spokester for Integrity Exteriors and Remodelers, first reported by Bluestem, earned him a cameo appearance on the Colbert Report.

Photo: Still from one of the Renters Warehouse spots. What a place to find a date to the State of the Union address.

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