Rudy Boschwitz

Rudolph Eli "Rudy" Boschwitz is a United States politician, former Republican US Senator from Minnesota. He served in the Senate from December 1978 to January 1991, when he was defeated by Paul Wellstone.

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United States - Republican - US Senator - Minnesota - December - 1978 - January - 1991 - Paul Wellstone

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Boshwitz was born in Berlin, Germany, November 7, 1930. He attended Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland and he graduated from New York University, New York City, in 1950, and New York University Law School in 1953. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1954 and the Wisconsin bar in 1959. He served in the United States Army Signal Corps 1954-1955. He was the founder and chairman of a plywood and furniture dealer, Plywood Minnesota which later became Home Valu.

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Berlin, Germany - November 7 - 1930 - Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, Maryland - New York University - New York City - 1950 - 1953 - New York - 1954 - Wisconsin - 1959 - United States Army - Signal Corps - 1955 - Plywood - Plywood Minnesota - Home Valu

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Boschwitz was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in November 1978 and was subsequently appointed on December 30, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Wendell B. Anderson. Boschwitz is well-known in Minnesota for operating an "All You Can Drink" Milk booth at the Minnesota State Fair. After his defeat in 1990, Boschwitz tried again in 1996, failing to regain his seat, in a campaign strongly notable for its level of rancor. Boschwitz's campaign attempted to smear Wellstone with the nickname "Senator Wellfare," a tactic which would be repeated six years later during Norm Coleman's election campaign.

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November - 1978 - State Fair - Norm Coleman

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He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and is a prominent member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs - Council on Foreign Relations

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Boschwitz is a member of the neoconservative organization Project for the New American Century.

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