Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson was an American hockey player,politician,and the 33rd governor of Minnesota,serving from January 4,1971,to December 29,1976. In late 1976 he resigned as governor in order to be appointed to the U.S. Senate after Senator Walter Mondale was elected Vice President of the United States. Anderson served in the Senate from December 30,1976,to December 29,1978.
Rodney Dwight Grams was an American politician and television news anchor who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. A local news anchor,Grams became well-known for working at Twin Cities station KMSP-TV from 1982 until 1991. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Ernest Lundeen was an American lawyer and politician.
Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski was a Polish military and political leader.
Christopher Charles John is an American politician and lobbyist who from 1997 to 2005 served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 7th congressional district,since disbanded and merged into the 3rd district.
William David Delahunt is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He is a former U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 10th congressional district,serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Delahunt did not seek re-election in 2010,and left Congress in January 2011. He was replaced by Norfolk County District Attorney Bill Keating. He is currently an attorney with the firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin &Mellott.
Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001. He is best known for his advocacy of transportation projects,including Interstate 99.
John Vincent Weber is an American politician,lobbyist and former Republican Congressman from Minnesota.
Gerry Eastman Studds was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first openly gay member of Congress. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to a "consensual" relationship with a 17-year-old page.
Donald MacKay Fraser was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994.
John Toussaint Bernard was a United States representative from Minnesota.
Lucien Norbert Nedzi is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1981.
Thomas Beverley Evans Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He is a member of the Republican Party,who served three terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware.
Arlan Inghart Stangeland was an American politician from Minnesota. As a Republican,Stangeland served in the United States House of Representatives from February 22,1977 to January 3,1991. He lost his campaign for reelection in the 1990 House election and subsequently retired from politics.
Richard Pillsbury Gale was an American politician and farmer who served as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Phillip Burton was an American politician and attorney who served as a United States representative from California from 1964 until his death in 1983. A Democrat,he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the husband of Congresswoman Sala Burton,and brother of California State Senator and Congressman John Burton.
Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton,Carver,Sherburne,Stearns,Wright,and Anoka counties. Many of the Twin Cities' northern and northwestern suburbs are included within the boundaries of this district,such as Blaine,Andover,Ramsey,St. Michael-Albertville,Elk River,Lino Lakes,Forest Lake,Otsego,Buffalo,Anoka,Ham Lake,Hugo,Monticello,Waconia,East Bethel,and Big Lake. The St. Cloud Area is the other major center of population for the district,including the cities of St. Cloud,Sartell,and Sauk Rapids. The district is Republican-leaning with a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) of R+12. It is currently represented by Republican Tom Emmer.
Solomon Gilman Comstock was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1889 to 1891.
Dewey William Johnson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota. Johnson was born in Minneapolis and attended the local public schools,followed by the University of Minnesota and William Mitchell College of Law.
Jack H. McDonald was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973.
