Garrett W. Hagedorn (September 16, 1910 – August 9, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 40th Legislative District from 1968 until his death.
[3] From 1968 through 1973, Hagorden was one of five senators elected at-large from the 13th Legislative District, which covered all of Bergen County.
[8] While in the State Senate, he served as Minority Leader during the Governorship of Brendan Byrne.
[10] The New Jersey General Assembly and Senate passed bills in September 1985 which were signed into law in January 1986 renaming the Glen Gardner Center for Geriatrics, the state's primary facility for medical and psychiatric care for senior citizens, as the Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Center for Geriatrics.
[11] In July 2011, Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie announced that the 310-bed facility in Glen Gardner, which had been renamed as the Senator Garrett W. Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital, would be closed in 2012 as part of an effort to save $9 million a year in expenses.