Paul Wellstone

Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American politician and two-term U.S. Senator from Minnesota. He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and was a professor of political science at Carleton College before being elected to the Senate in 1990. Wellstone was a liberal and a leading spokesperson for the progressive wing of the national Democratic Party. He served in the Senate until his death in a plane crash on 25 October 2002. His wife, Sheila, and daughter, Marcia, also died in the crash. They had two other grown children, David and Mark, who now co-chair the Wellstone Action nonprofit group.

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July 21 - 1944 - October 25 - 2002 - American - Politician - U.S. Senator - Minnesota - Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party - Professor - Political science - Carleton College - Liberal - Progressive - Democratic Party - Plane crash - Sheila - Wellstone Action - Nonprofit

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