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3 unusual facts about Paul Wellstone


James Kielsmeier

He has advised three Minnesota governors, helped U.S. Senators Dave Durenberger and Paul Wellstone write the 1990 and 1993 National and Community Service Act, advised the Clinton and Obama Administrations’ transition teams, and testified before the Minnesota House and Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mason Jennings

On February 10, 2004, Jennings released Use Your Voice, which notably included the songs "Keepin' It Real," ostensibly written at the request of Shrek 2 producers (but not used in the film), and "The Ballad of Paul and Sheila," an acoustic dirge for late Minnesota senator Paul Wellstone.

Minnesota State Highway 37

The site honors Senator Paul Wellstone and seven others who died in an October 25, 2002 plane crash.


G. Barry Anderson

Dean Barkley, who briefly served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota in 2002 after the death of Paul Wellstone, ran against Anderson for Supreme Court Justice in the 2012 election.

Laos Memorial

Many Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Congress, including key liberal and progressive Democrats, including Congressman Bruce Vento and Senator Paul Wellstone as well as Republican conservatives U.S. conservatives, rallied to support these landmark efforts to honor the Lao and Hmong veterans and their families with the dedication of the Laos and Hmong monument at Arlington National Cemetery.

Laura Lederer

During the drafting of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, from 1998 to 2000, she served as a witness in Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House International Relations Committee hearings held by Representatives Chris Smith and Sam Gejdenson and the late Senator Paul Wellstone and Senator Sam Brownback, testifying on the global nature and scope of the problem of trafficking in persons.

Minnesota State Highway 37

The Wellstone Memorial and Historic site is located three miles east of the junction of U.S. 53 / Highway 37 / Bodas Road at Fayal Township near Eveleth.

Roger Wolfson

Wolfson has also been staff to four U.S. Senators: Joe Lieberman, John Kerry, Paul Wellstone, and Ted Kennedy.

Tom Barnard

During the 2002 Minnesota Senate Race, Barnard stated he hates Paul Wellstone and wishes he would "drop dead" while interviewing Norm Coleman.


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