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Resonance to the Nonprofit Voice" Max Stamper, Ph.D., London School of Economics, is eager to explore your international public affairs and communication needs, and to discuss our services. Please email me at DrMaxStamper@att.net or phone (+) 1-(201) 848-6162. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Senator
Paul D. Wellstone, (1944 -- 2002)
U. N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, in a statement, said, "The
sudden and tragic death of Senator Paul Wellstone, along with his wife [Sheila],
his daughter [Marcia] and several campaign workers, comes as a personal
shock to me." "He was a profoundly decent man, a
man of principle, a man of conscience. His passing is a loss not only
for his family, friends and constituents, but also for friends of the
United Nations." Senator Paul
D. Wellstone, 1944 – 2002 1944:
Born in Washington, D.C., to parents Leon and Minnie Wellstone. His father
was a Russian immigrant who was born Leon Wexelstein; his mother's parents
immigrated from Ukraine. He was raised in Arlington, Va., and attended
Wakefield and Yorktown high schools. 1963:
Marries high school sweetheart Sheila Ison; they subsequently have three
children -- David, Marcia and Mark -- and six grandchildren. 1965:
Graduates from University of North Carolina with bachelor's degree; was a
champion wrestler. 1969:
Receives a doctorate in political science from University of North
Carolina. 1969-1990:
Political science teacher at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. 1972:
Helps start the Organization for a Better Rice County, an advocacy group
in the south-central Minnesota county that grew to about 1,000 members and
lobbied, pressured and sometimes sued local and state agencies on behalf
of the poor. 1978:
Publishes a book, "How the Rural Poor Got Power: Narrative of a
Grass Roots Organizer." 1981:
Co-author of "Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy
War." 1982:
DFL candidate for Minnesota state auditor; loses to Arne Carlson. August
1983: Gov. Rudy Perpich hires Wellstone as a community energy adviser. August
1984: Returns to teaching political science at Carleton after one-year
leave. August
1984: Arrested on trespassing charges during a farm foreclosure protest at
the First Bank of Paynesville. 1984:
Elected to Democratic National Committee. March
1986: Announces he'll run for state auditor again, but drops out a month
later, citing his mother's ill health. 1988:
Co-chairs the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Minnesota campaign for president. April
1989: Announces he will run for Rudy Boschwitz's U.S. Senate seat as a
Democrat. 1990:
In an upset victory, defeats incumbent Boschwitz to become U.S. senator. January
1991: Creates a controversy the day before his swearing-in ceremony by
protesting the Bush administration's plans to force Iraq from Kuwait. March
1991: Receives his highest disapproval rating -- 51 percent -- from
Minnesota Poll respondents. 1996:
Wins reelection to the Senate, defeating Boschwitz again. May
1997: Begins a national "poverty tour" that echoes a similar
trip made by Sen. Robert Kennedy 30 years before. March
1998: Receives his highest public-approval rating -- 59 percent -- from
Minnesota Poll respondents. January
1999: Pulls out of a fledgling national campaign for president, citing
back problems, and jumps into an active role supporting President Clinton
during Clinton's impeachment trial. November
1999: Threatens to shut down the Senate unless it votes on farm-related
business mergers. November
1999: Considers running for governor of Minnesota. 2001:
Authors "The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate
Agenda." January
2001: Opposes the nomination of friend and former Senate colleague John
Ashcroft as U.S. attorney general. January
2001: Decides to seek a third Senate term, although he had promised to
serve only two terms. February
2002: Announces he has a mild form of multiple sclerosis. October
2002: Votes against authorizing President Bush to take military action
against Iraq. For tributes, see: www.wellstone.org and www.wellstonetribute.org
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