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. After losing the 1978 Senate election to Rudy Boschwitz,he resigned a few days before the end of his term to give Boschwitz seniority.
Rudolph Ely “Rudy”Boschwitz is an American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 1978 until 1991. Boschwitz is a member of the Republican Party.
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members,half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives,it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are held in the west wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Committee hearings,as well as offices for senators and staff,are located north of the State Capitol in the Minnesota Senate Building. Each member of the Minnesota Senate represents approximately 80,000 constituents.
Bethel University is a private Christian university and seminary in Arden Hills,Minnesota,United States. It was founded in 1871 as a seminary and is affiliated with Converge. The university enrolls 5,600 students in undergraduate,graduate,and seminary programs. Its main campus is situated on about 290 acres on the east side of Lake Valentine just south of Interstate 694.
The University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic research university with campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis,Minnesota. Founded in 1885 as a Catholic seminary,it is named after Thomas Aquinas,the medieval Catholic theologian and philosopher who is the patron saint of students. As of fall 2021,St. Thomas enrolled 9,347 students,making it Minnesota's largest private,nonprofit university.
Glen Allen Taylor is an American billionaire business magnate and politician from Minnesota. Taylor made his fortune from being the founder and owner of Minnesota-based Taylor Corporation,one of the largest graphic communication companies in the United States.
John J. Marty is a member of the Minnesota Senate,representing District 40,which includes parts of Ramsey County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a young state senator,he ran for governor of Minnesota in 1994. He won the DFL nomination and the Democratic primary but lost the general election to the incumbent governor,Arne Carlson. Marty ran for governor again in 2010,but withdrew from the race after failing to win his party's endorsement.
The 2006 Minnesota's 5th congressional district election was an election for the United States House of Representatives for the open seat of incumbent Martin Olav Sabo (DFL),who retired after serving the Minneapolis-based district for 28 years.
Terri E. Bonoff is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. She is a former member of the Minnesota Senate,representing District 44,which included portions of Minnetonka,Plymouth and Woodland in Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2016. She was defeated by incumbent Republican Erik Paulsen in the general election. She now resides in Atlanta,Georgia and serves as CEO of Jewish Family &Career Services.
Jeremy R. Miller is an American politician representing District 26 in the Minnesota Senate,which comprises parts of Fillmore,Houston,and Winona Counties in the southeastern part of the state. He served as the Minnesota Senate Majority Leader from September 2021 to January 2023.
Theodore H. "Ted" Lillie is an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 56,which included portions of Washington County in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican,he and his cousin are the co-publishers of Lillie Suburban Newspapers.
Mary Jo McGuire is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 66,which included portions of Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003,representing District 54A. Prior to the 1992 legislative redistricting,the area was known as District 63A. She currently serves on the Ramsey County Board and was reelected in 2020.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 14,2012.
Dan Schoen is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 54 in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is also a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives,where he represented District 54A.
Joan Meschino is an attorney and American politician from Hull,Massachusetts. On November 8,2016,she was elected the State Representative for the Third Plymouth district.
Rodney N. Halvorson is an Iowa state legislator and political activist in Iowa and his home state of Minnesota. Halvorson was born and raised in Appleton,Minnesota. A Democrat,he served Webster and Calhoun county in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 1999,representing the 7th District. From 1979 to 1995,he served Fort Dodge and Webster county in the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 46th and 13th Districts.
Dean Benson Phillips is an American businessman,politician,and former candidate for the 2024 Democratic Party presidential nomination who has served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district since 2019. Phillips's district encompasses the western suburbs of the Twin Cities,such as Bloomington,Minnetonka,Edina,Maple Grove,Plymouth,and Eden Prairie. A member of the Democratic Party,Phillips has both owned and started several companies in addition to serving as president and CEO of his family's liquor business,the Phillips Distilling Company. He is the former co-owner of Talenti gelato and co-owns Penny's Coffee. On November 24,2023,Phillips announced that he would not run for reelection.
Ginny Klevorn is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Klevorn represents District 42B in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the city of Plymouth and parts of Hennepin County.
Joseph C. Thomas,Sr. is an American politician,serving in the Mississippi Senate from the 21st district from 2004 to 2008 and from the 22nd district since 2020.
Ann Johnson Stewart is an American Democratic politician,university professor,activist,and civil engineer from Minnesota. She entered politics as a protester against guns and has since been heavily involved in Democratic politics.
