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Minnesota Legislator And Auditor Candidate Arrested on Suspicion of DWI

By Bill Dubensky Mar 29, 2026 | 8:29 AM

(Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

 

(Minnesota Reformer) – Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested last week on suspicion of driving while impaired.

White Bear Lake Police Chief Dale Hager in a statement said that at about 1:51 a.m. Friday in White Bear Lake, officers pulled over a vehicle for traffic violations, including speeding, expired tabs and a broken headlight. White Bear officers arrested the driver, identified as Rep. Engen, for suspicion of driving while impaired.

Hager said Engen took a breath test at the White Bear Lake Police Department where he blew a .13 blood alcohol concentration. The legal limit is .08.

Engen was booked into the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center at 4:42 a.m. and released. The Minnesota House had a six-hour floor session on Thursday night that ended around 9:30 p.m.

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