"Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested early morning Friday on suspicion of driving while impaired."

Elliott is also a Republican candidate for Minnesota State Auditor was arrested for DUI. Before his arrest, he made fun of others arrested for DUI's.

https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/minnesota-gop-legislator-auditor-candidate-arrested-on-suspicion-of-dwi/

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Minnesota GOP legislator, auditor candidate arrested on suspicion of DWI • Minnesota Reformer

Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested early morning Friday 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. […]

Minnesota Reformer

The second-term legislator — who is among the state’s first Gen Z lawmakers — joins a growing list of Minnesota legislators arrested on suspicion of drunk driving while in office in recent years, including Sen. John Jasinski, R-Faribault; Sen. Tou Xiong DFL-Maplewood (twice); Rep. Brion Curran, DFL-White Bear Lake; and Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, who is a Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for state auditor.

This is an important part of this story that cannot be ignored.

This list is utterly appalling. My government is a bunch of scofflaw drunks.