Jim Hagedorn's new district director not much into language diversity--in diverse district

Earlier in January, a press release issued by the office of Minnesota First District Congressman Jim Hagedorn, Carol Stevenson Named as District Director by Representative Hagedorn included this information:

Congressman Jim Hagedorn has appointed Carol Stevenson as District Director. As District Director, Stevenson will be responsible for managing the overall district operations and work flow. Duties will include recruiting, hiring, training and managing district staff. She will monitor district issues and conduct outreach. Stevenson will represent Congressman-elect Hagedorn at events across the district. . . .

Stevenson’s professional career has been focused in the areas of accounting, finance and human resources. She has worked in various industries including: software, agri-business, banking, manufacturing and retail. Whether working for a three person start-up company or a $7 billion public company, Stevenson has been a leader and a change agent. Decades of management experience have given Stevenson the opportunity to work with people from many different backgrounds and from all walks of life.. . .

What the statement doesn't include is information about her years as a Republican activist in the district, including her many years as First Congressional District Chair.

However, that partisan volunteer background might not be an issue in her job as district director. Instead, one of her opinions about dealing with Minnesota citizens who come from a variety of background might create a barrier in serving people in the First, which includes towns like Worthington, where students in the packing town's public schools speak dozens of languages other than English.

In April, Stevenson retweeted a John Gilmore tweet with this astonishment at the different languages used to help voters at the Minnesota Secretary of State's website:

 

Take a look at Minnesota's Secretary of State website. Under elections and voting, the webpage is offered in 10 different languages. Yes, ten! @Shabbosgoy https://t.co/Pix0IzDQfj

— Carol Stevenson (@stevenson2014) April 24, 2018

Here's Gilmore's tweet:

When multiculturalism kills you, take comfort in the variety of the languages mourning your slaughter. Pathological.https://t.co/5nAqafNaQ8

— JohnGilmore (@Shabbosgoy) April 24, 2018

Will the office Stevenson runs in Southern Minnesota take a similar attitude to language diversity?

We have to run on an errand for our beau but will add more about Minnesota's tradition of language diversity and voting. It's one heckova story.

Photo: Representative Hagedorn and Stevenson.

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Comments

[Jack Hansen]

Language "diversity" in the 1st District? English and Spanish should be MORE than sufficient as any other languages in this RURAL district have to be with few speakers. She speaks both. So you have outlined a problem that is NOT a problem. Sounds like you are just anti-Republican representing a district where more of the people are similar than the Party of the HATERS - democrats. BTW did Walz's District Director speak any other languages besides English? NO!