The Elliott Engen and Walter Hudson drunken debacle has garnered national attention with two egotistical politicians believing laws do not apply to them. The White Bear Lake Police report states that Engen drove drunk, had a broken headlight, had expired vehicle tabs, was speeding, and rolled through a stop sign while Hudson was carrying a gun while drunk.

Engen is 27 years old and has no professional auditing experience yet is running for State Auditor. To this point, Engen has refused to drop out of the race. In order to fully understand what took place, we must start from the beginning.

Engen and Hudson sit on the House Education Finance Committee co-chaired by RINO Ron Kresha but they were caught leaving the committee meeting about half-way through. Ironically, the topic they missed out on discussing was student absenteeism. They then turned up at Burger Moe’s to eat lunch, drink alcohol, and watch baseball ahead of the final House floor session before the Easter/Passover break.

An individual named Brian Basham, who appears to have then been a Capitol employee, snapped a picture of Engen and Hudson and mentioned the multiple drinks they had. See post below:

Basham is a known leftist who appears to be putting more of his political views online as of late. The Star Tribune and other media outlets have listed him as a former employee at the Capitol but there appears to be very little media interest in his recent and sudden employment termination. The day after posting the picture of Engen and Hudson drinking, Basham posted that he left his job. See below:

After having drinks and skipping out on their committee duties, Engen and Hudson returned to the Capitol for the House floor session. House rules prohibit the consumption of alcohol and drugs in House-controlled spaces. Since alcohol is a mind altering substance, consumption does not end once a drink is swallowed. It is still being consumed as it works its way through the human digestive system. 

Beyond skipping the committee hearing they were supposed to be at, this means that Engen and Hudson may be found in violation of House rules due to showing up to debate bills while being inebriated. See House rule below:

This is not the first time A4L has heard of Engen and Hudson getting drunk together: Sources at the Capitol tell A4L that the two of them have gotten wasted at corrupt lobbyist Reid LeBeau’s house and have missed votes in the morning because of it!

The Thursday House floor session concluded a little before 10PM on Thursday, March 26th. Engen was supposed to go to a fundraiser for his Auditor campaign but was seemingly unable due to the lengthy floor session. 

Engen, Hudson, and another passenger in the vehicle (not yet publicly identified) were pulled over a little before 2AM in White Bear Lake after leaving a local bar. According to the police report, Engen lied to the police officer multiple times by claiming he was the sober driver. The report also states that a bottle of alcohol was found in a child’s car seat and Walter Hudson claimed ownership of it. 

Police conducted field sobriety tests on Engen and he blew a .142 into a breathalyzer. Engen took another breathalyzer at the White Bear Lake Police Department booking room and blew a .13 and Engen was charged for the .13 BAC score. Engen’s attorney, Walz/Klobuchar donor Chris Madel, says Engen blew a .098 and a .092. Madel may be relying on Engen’s drunk memory. All figures mentioned are above the blood alcohol concentration legal limit of .08 while driving.

The police report did not indicate that Hudson blew into the breathalyzer. It is illegal in MN to have a BAC higher than .04 while carrying a firearm.

A request for the bodycam and squad camera footage was requested to the White Bear Lake Police and the request was refused due to the footage being used in an active criminal investigation. The White Bear Lake Police further stated that disclosure of this footage would require a court order. As a candidate for statewide office, it seems clear that there would be an urgency to satisfy the public interest. Republican delegates deserve to see how Engen conducted himself during the arrest since it could impact how they vote at the State Convention.

It is assumed that the much older Walter Hudson was going back to Engen’s house for a sleepover unless he was planning on driving drunk himself or catching a 40-45 minute Uber ride back home.

Receiving a DWI is particularly ironic for Engen to receive because one of his opponents for State Auditor, Democrat Dan Walgamott, also got a DWI. In addition, incumbent Auditor Julie “White Claw” Blaha was involved in an alcohol related car accident with other Democrat politicians. Engen even argued previously that Democrats were drunk at the wheel! See below:

To this point, Engen has refused to drop out! He has been nationally embarrassed and made himself the Democrats’ DREAM OPPONENT! The only person connected to Engen that has spoken on this publicly has been Chris Madel, who told FOX 9 that he hadn’t discussed it with Engen but sure hopes he doesn’t drop out. 

As seen in previous A4L reporting, grassroots conservatives already had enough to question Engen’s candidacy after seeing his flip-flopping on Charlie Kirk! 

Engen says he was first courted to run for office by an Iowa state Representative who planted a self-described seed in Engen while in a hot tub at a Turning Point Action event in 2019. Engen then went on the attack against Turning Point USA by disavowing it and calling it “extremism from the right” in 2023 in a MPR article. After Charlie Kirk was publicly assassinated, Engen flipped-flopped by becoming a TPUSA fan again and he showed his support with none other than Walter Hudson! See below:

A4L should’ve known Engen was drunk on the House floor when he thanked radical Democrats like Brad Tabke for “caring about the issue” during a gun control debate. He even said Tabke’s “words mean a lot”... You’d have to be drunk to think that!

While Engen and Hudson gave impassioned speeches on the House floor after their drinks, A4L may have guessed Democrat “gay they” Brion Curran (36B) or RINO Mary Franson (12B) since sources at the Capitol have told A4L that she was too drunk to present the $700M debt (bonding) bill that she co-authored. However, another guess would’ve been Democrat gun-grabber Emma Greenman (63B) who appeared to be slurring her words throughout the House floor debate!

As of publishing, Engen and Hudson have not addressed any of the details laid out in the police report. In an Alpha News article that incorrectly reports Engen's age, Hudson told Alpha News "Poor choices were made. I'm grateful no one was hurt, and appreciate the response of the White Bear Lake Police Department". Hudson has just been retweeting random things on X and clearly does not want to explain his actions. Engen has told the Star Tribune that he will not drink ever again.

A4L will continue bringing Patriots liberty-based reporting that cannot be found anywhere else.