Norm Coleman

American politician · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1949 · age 77

Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elected as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), Coleman became a Republican in 1996.

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A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.

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Coleman with John Roberts in 2005

Coleman with Samuel Alito in 2005

Coleman in October 2023

Picture of Coleman, President Bush, and others at DR-CAFTA signing

1995 editorial cartoon, run in LGBTQ newspapers, on Coleman's refusal to sign gay pride proclamation

Norm Coleman with his wife Laurie

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Norm Coleman

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A troop surge in Baghdad would put more American troops at risk to address a problem that is not a military problem.
11 January 2007 · Bush will add more than 20,000 troops to Iraq CNN, Own words
Oil-for-food shows the need for reform. There was fraud, corruption, mismanagement. I come as an advocate of a strong United Nations.
9 September 2005 · Commenting on a a scathing report on Kofi Annan’s oversight of the Iraq oil-for-food program. Washington Times, Own words

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Elected to the Senate in 2002, he was narrowly defeated in his 2008 reelection bid. To date, he is the last Republican to have represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate.

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